English Dictionary
Definition of “guide”
guide (ɡaɪd
)
Definitions
verb
- 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 opinions ⇒
let truth guide you always
noun
- 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 skill ⇒
a 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
- navy a ship in a formation used as a reference for manoeuvres, esp with relation to maintaining the correct formation and disposition
- military a soldier stationed to one side of a column or line to regulate alignment, show the way, etc
Alternative Forms
ˈguidable adjective ˈguideless adjective ˈguider noun ˈguiding adjective noun Word Origin
C14: from (Old) French guider, of Germanic origin; compare Old English wītan to observe
Synonyms
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=
pointer,
sign,
signal,
mark,
key,
clue,
landmark,
marker,
beacon,
signpost,
guiding light
lodestar,
=
model,
example,
standard,
ideal,
master,
inspiration,
criterion,
paradigm,
exemplar,
lodestar,
=
lead,
direct,
escort,
conduct,
pilot,
accompany,
steer,
shepherd,
convoy,
usher,
show the way=
supervise,
train,
rule,
teach,
influence,
advise,
counsel,
govern,
educate,
regulate,
instruct,
oversee,
sway,
superintend,
Guide (ɡaɪd)
Definitions
noun
- (sometimes not capital) a member of an organization for girls equivalent to the Scouts US equivalent Girl Scout
Translations
- British English:
guide
A guide is a book hat gives you information or instructions to help you do or understand something.He found a step-by-step guide to building your own home.ɡaɪd NOUN He found a step-by-step guide to building your own home.
- Spanish:
guía
nm
- French:
guide
nm
- German:
Führer
nm Führerin
- Chinese: 领路人 n
- Arabic: مُرْشِد n
- Portuguese: guia n
- Russian: гид nm
- Croatian: vodič nm
- Czech: průvodce nm průvodkyně
- Danish: guide nutr
- Dutch: gids nm
- Finnish: opas n
- Greek: οδηγός n
- Italian: guida nf
- Japanese: ガイド n
- Korean: 안내자 n
- Norwegian: guide nm
- Polish: przewodnik nm przewodniczka
- Brazilian Portuguese: guia n
- European Spanish:
guía
nm
- Swedish: guide nutr
- Thai: คนนำทาง n
- Turkish: rehber n
- Vietnamese: hướng dẫn viên n
Usage examples
Then we'll go up on deck and I can play at being a tour guide.
Val McDermid, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)FPDSavills quote a guide of £3.9m for the runner-up, Satwells Barton, with 19.5 acres, also near Henley.
Country Life (2004)These will be placed on the top four slots on Sky's electronic programme guide - the tool viewers use to navigate their televisions.
Irish Times (2002)Our guide tells us that under the Government's housing programme, new units costing £1500 are replacing the run-down shacks.
Glasgow Herald (2001)You may use any words you prefer, of course: this is just a guide to the sort of thing to say.
Marian Green, WILD WITCHCRAFT: A Guide to Natural, Herbal and Earth Magic (2002)
