guide
verb (used with object)
to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person.
guides
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pluralof guide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof guide (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
guideverb (used with object)to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person.
Example Sentences
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The state superintendent manages the California Department of Education, which guides local school districts and also provides partial oversight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
"A practical framework that guides our cooperation over the next several years. I will note a critically important next several years."
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Their unusual behavior has appeared in field guides and was previously documented during a field observation, but scientists had not fully understood the movements that made it possible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Instead, her work has focused on the Sherpa people, an ethnic group from the surrounding Himalayan regions, who often work as guides and porters for foreign mountaineers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The HQ was half office/half shop—the office portion commendably busy looking, the shop half arrayed with AT guides and keepsakes.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
