guided

American  

[gahy-did] / ˈgaɪ dɪd /

adjective

1. accompanied by a guide.

   a guided tour.

2. supervised or controlled.

   a guided beam.

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Other Word Forms

• self-guided adjective
• unguided adjective
• unguidedly adverb
• well-guided adjective

Etymology

Origin of guided

First recorded in 1905–10; guide + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Wojnar, who was the company’s vice president of corporate strategic planning and guided capital allocation and investment strategies.

From The Wall Street Journal

He guided her around the building to the back, where a bunch of chairs were set up, and people were sitting on the grass facing what looked like nothing.

From Literature

But when we get out of the car and are guided inside a building, I immediately know where we are.

From Literature

After all, she was guided by the Afterlife now, and she’d not been chased into the depths of Fernlight by a vicious mob.

From Literature

“Through every breakthrough, one idea has guided us — that the world is moved forward by people who think different,” wrote Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, in a public letter about the milestone.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fulfilled
• managed
• negotiated
• regulated