What does guidance mean?

Definitions for guidance
ˈgaɪd nsguid·ance

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word guidance.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, directionnoun

    something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

  2. guidance, steeringnoun

    the act of guiding or showing the way

  3. steering, guidance, directionnoun

    the act of setting and holding a course

    "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

Wiktionary

  1. guidancenoun

    the act or process of guiding

  2. guidancenoun

    advice or counselling on some topic

  3. guidancenoun

    any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Guidancenoun

    Direction; government.

    Etymology: from guide.

    As to those who lived under the guidance of reason alone, without the assistance of supernatural light, it is highly probable that miracles, or a message from the dead, would persuade them. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

    Particular application must be left to Christian prudence, under the guidance of God’s holy spirit, who knows our necessity before we ask, and our ignorance in asking. John Rogers.

    A prince ought not to be under the guidance or influence of either faction, because he declines from his office of presiding over the whole to be the head of a party. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. guidance

    Guidance refers to providing advice or information that can help others make decisions or solve problems. It may involve instruction, direction, leadership, or a set of recommendations, typically provided by someone with expertise, knowledge, or authority in a particular area.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Guidancenoun

    the act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading

  2. Etymology: [See Guide.]

Editors Contribution

  1. guidance

    To discuss to agree and create a sense of direction or advice relating to a choice, decision or course of action

    We as citizens have the right to create and use our sense of guidance


    Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'guidance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3218

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'guidance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2309

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'guidance' in Nouns Frequency: #1327

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of guidance in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of guidance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of guidance in a Sentence

  1. Fergus Ryan:

    Xi Jinping has made it clear that he expects efforts to strengthen 'the guidance of public opinion' to be increased, we've already seen around 300 more journalists dispatched to Wuhan and surrounding areas to report on the outbreak. It's highly likely their brief is to paint a rosier picture of the government's relief efforts rather than engage in any muckraking or critical reporting.

  2. Sun Tzu:

    When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules, neighboring rulers will take advantage of this.

  3. Mark Meadows:

    Yeah. So I've obviously been tested, we're hopefully more than six feet away. And if there's any concern there, from a guidance standpoint, we have protocols in place.

  4. Parker Rice:

    It was wrong and reckless, for me, this is a devastating lesson and I am seeking guidance on how I can learn from this.

  5. Nicola McEwen:

    Discussing schools, for example, Prime Minister Boris Johnson used year group terms that don't even make sense in Scotland. It wasn't at all clear in the statement what guidance applied to the whole United Kingdom and what applied to England specifically.

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