Guide - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡaɪd|  American pronunciation of the word guide
Brit.  |ɡaɪd|  British pronunciation of the word guide

noun

- someone employed to conduct others (syn: usher)
- someone who shows the way by leading or advising
- something that offers basic information or instruction (syn: guidebook)
- a model or standard for making comparisons (syn: template, templet)
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory (syn: pathfinder, scout)
- a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

verb

- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling (syn: direct, head, maneuver, manoeuvre, point, steer)
- take somebody somewhere (syn: conduct, direct, lead, take)
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive (syn: steer)
- use as a guide
They had the lights to guide on
- pass over, across, or through (syn: draw, pass, run)

Extra examples

We hired a guide for our trip to the mountains.

He was my friend and my guide in the early years of my career.

They used the stars as a guide to find their way back.

If past experience is any guide, we're in for a long and difficult project.

He guided us around the city.

He claims that there were unknown forces guiding the outcome of the election.

He carefully guided the ship into the harbor.

She guided her team to victory.

Let your conscience guide you.

Her example helped to guide me toward a career in medicine.

In his work, he has always been guided by a desire to help other people.

She had a guiding influence on my decision.

His guiding principle when he built his house was that bigger was better.

The feelings are dangerous guides.

This handbook is a good guide to London.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: guide
he/she/it: guides
present participle: guiding
past tense: guided
past participle: guided
noun
singular: guide
plural: guides
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