guide
- to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
- to accompany (a sightseer) to show points of interest and to explain their meaning or significance.
- to force (a person, object, or animal) to move in a certain path.
- to supply (a person) with advice or counsel, as in practical or spiritual affairs.
- to supervise (someone's actions or affairs) in an advisory capacity.
- a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, hunters, etc.
- a mark, tab, or the like, to catch the eye and thus provide quick reference.
- a guidebook.
- a book, pamphlet, etc., giving information, instructions, or advice; handbook: an investment guide.
- a guidepost.
- a device that regulates or directs progressive motion or action: a sewing-machine guide.
- a spirit believed to direct the utterances of a medium.
- Military. a member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
Origin of guide
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Related Words for guiding
shepherd, educate, manage, handle, maneuver, oversee, navigate, govern, influence, instruct, see, train, usher, escort, supervise, accompany, teach, regulate, sway, adviseExamples from the Web for guiding
Contemporary Examples of guiding
A personal favorite is “C Is For Cookie” for guiding me through a 1994 playground debate over how to spell the word.
Or do her parents—who are also artists—play a large role in guiding the brush that pulled in well over $200,000 in 2012?
Other parents told me that their daughters simply seemed to prefer other toys apart from their guiding influence.
And decency is our great, guiding strength as we face such monstrous foes as ISIS.
And so far, our guiding principle as a society seems to be that Internet access should be available whenever possible.
Historical Examples of guiding
He straightened up and held out his hand, guiding me to a seat beside him.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
But to view it as a part of a normal growth is to secure the basis for guiding it.
The Child and the CurriculumJohn Dewey
And then, like a guiding beacon, a point of green showed once more.
Two Thousand Miles BelowCharles Willard Diffin
Was there no guiding mind, no military talent, no common sense?
The DownfallEmile Zola
Jones asked, guiding the ship in a slow spiral over the planet.
The Hour of BattleRobert Sheckley
guide
- to lead the way for (a person)
- to control the movement or course of (an animal, vehicle, etc) by physical action; steer
- to supervise or instruct (a person)
- (tr) to direct the affairs of (a person, company, nation, etc)he guided the country through the war
- (tr) to advise or influence (a person) in his standards or opinionslet truth guide you always
- a person, animal, or thing that guides
- (as modifier)a guide dog
- a person, usually paid, who conducts tour expeditions, etc
- a model or criterion, as in moral standards or accuracy
- See guidebook
- a book that instructs or explains the fundamentals of a subject or skilla guide to better living
- any device that directs the motion of a tool or machine part
- a mark, sign, etc, that points the way
- (in combination)guidepost
- spiritualism a spirit believed to influence a medium so as to direct what he utters and convey messages through him
- navya ship in a formation used as a reference for manoeuvres, esp with relation to maintaining the correct formation and disposition
- militarya soldier stationed to one side of a column or line to regulate alignment, show the way, etc
Word Origin for guide
Guide
- (sometimes not capital) a member of an organization for girls equivalent to the ScoutsUS equivalent: Girl Scout
Word Origin and History for guiding
guide
late 14c., "to lead, direct, conduct," from Old French guider "to guide, lead, conduct" (14c.), earlier guier, from Frankish *witan "show the way" or a similar Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *wit- "to know" (cf. German weisen "to show, point out," Old English witan "to see"), from PIE *weid- "to see" (see vision). The form of the French word influenced by Old Provençal guidar (n.) "guide, leader," or Italian guidare, both from the same source. Related: Guided; guiding.
guide
mid-14c., "one who shows the way," from Old French guide, 14c. (alteration of earlier guie), verbal noun from guider (see guide (v.)). In book titles from 1610s; meaning "book of information on local sites" is from 1759. In 18c. France, a "for Dummies" or "Idiot's Guide to" book would have been a guid' âne, literally "guide-ass."
guide
(gīd)- A device or instrument by which something is led into its proper course, such as a grooved director or a catheter guide.