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guide (gīd)

transitive verb guided guid′ed, guiding guid′·ing

  1. to point out the way for; direct on a course; conduct; lead
  2. to direct the course or motion of (a vehicle, implement, etc.) by physical action
  3. to give instruction to; train
  4. to direct (the policies, actions, etc.) of; manage; regulate

Etymology: ME giden < OFr guider < guide < It guida < Goth *wida, leader, guide < *witan, to observe, akin to OE witan, to see: see wise

intransitive verb

to act as a guide

noun

a person or thing that guides; specif.,
  1. a person whose work is conducting strangers or tourists through a region, building, etc.
  2. a person who directs, or serves as the model for, another's conduct, career, etc.
  3. a part that controls the motion of other parts of a machine
  4. a guidebook
  5. a book giving instruction in the elements of some subject; handbook a guide to mathematics
  6. Mil. a soldier at the right front of a column, who regulates its pace and alignment and indicates its route

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guide Synonyms

guide

n.

  1. One who guides others

    pilot, captain, pathfinder, scout, escort, cicerone, convoy, courier, director, exhibitor, vanguard, discoverer, explorer, lead, modernist, guru, conductor, usher, docent, pioneer, leader, superintendent, chaperone.

  2. A model

    pattern, design, example; see model 2.


guide

v.

  1. Direct

    supervise, oversee, control; see manage 1.

  2. To lead

    conduct, escort, show the way; see lead 1.


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guide Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • illustrate: Contents include an illustrated three season episode guide, together with an introduction to the themes of the series.

Adjective modifier

  • comprehensive: Farmers Markets 2006 ( leaflet ) A comprehensive guide to Made in Cumbria's Farmers Markets.

Modifies a noun

  • dog: Water can be provided for guide dogs in the front of house Bar.

Noun used with modifier

  • step-by-step: How To Start & Run An Internet Business Easy step-by-step guide shows how to put your business on the internet!

Possessives

  • insider: It is the definitive insider's guide to traditional and creative real estate financing, eliminating the need for additional books on these subjects.
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guide quotes

Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide. In thy most need to go by thy side.

-Anonymous

I am a free man, I do not need to copy Petrarch or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, without artifice,Igotowork and earnmy living, my well- being, and my fame.What do Ineedmore? Witha goose quill and a few sheets of paper I mock the universe.

-Aretino, Pietro

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

-Auden,W(ystan) H(ugh)

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