guide
[ gahyd ]
/ gaɪd /
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verb (used with object), guid·ed, guid·ing.
noun
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Origin of guide
1325–75; Middle English giden (v.), gide (noun) <Old French gui(d)er (v.), gui(d)e (noun) <Germanic; akin to wit2
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British Dictionary definitions for guide (1 of 2)
guide
/ (ɡaɪd) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of guide
guidable, adjectiveguideless, adjectiveguider, nounguiding, adjective, nounWord Origin for guide
C14: from (Old) French guider, of Germanic origin; compare Old English wītan to observe
British Dictionary definitions for guide (2 of 2)
Guide
/ (ɡaɪd) /
noun
(sometimes not capital) a member of an organization for girls equivalent to the ScoutsUS equivalent: Girl Scout
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