What does guide mean?
Definitions for guide
gaɪdguide
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word guide.
Princeton's WordNet
usher, guidenoun
someone employed to conduct others
guidenoun
someone who shows the way by leading or advising
guidebook, guidenoun
something that offers basic information or instruction
template, templet, guidenoun
a model or standard for making comparisons
scout, pathfinder, guidenoun
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
guideverb
a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channeliseverb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
lead, take, direct, conduct, guideverb
take somebody somewhere
"We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
guide, steerverb
be a guiding or motivating force or drive
"The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
guide, guide onverb
use as a guide
"They had the lights to guide on"
guide, run, draw, passverb
pass over, across, or through
"He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
Wiktionary
guidenoun
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.
guidenoun
A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
guidenoun
A sign that guides people; guidepost.
guidenoun
Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
guidenoun
A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
guidenoun
A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
guidenoun
A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
guideverb
to serve as a guide for someone or something.
guideverb
to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
guideverb
to exert control or influence over someone or something.
guideverb
to supervise the education or training of someone.
guideverb
to act as a guide.
Webster Dictionary
Guidenoun
the leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
to regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to superintend the training or education of; to instruct and influence intellectually or morally; to train
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
a person who leads or directs another in his way or course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which guides; a guidebook
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
one who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or course of lifo; a director; a regulator
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge, surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of anything, as water, an instrument, or part of a machine, or for directing the hand or eye, as of an operator
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
a blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the wheel buckets
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
a grooved director for a probe or knife
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
a strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Guideverb
a noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the directiug flank of each subdivision of a column of troops, or at the end of a line, to mark the pivots, formations, marches, and alignments in tactics
Etymology: [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf. Wit, Guy a rope, Gye.]
Freebase
Guide
Guide is a 1965 Hindi film starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. It was directed by Vijay Anand, who also contributed to the screenplay. The film is based on the critically acclaimed novel, The Guide, by R. K. Narayan, and is widely considered to be one of the masterpieces of the Indian film industry. The film was a box office hit upon release. The movie proved memorable for its award-winning performances by the lead actors and memorable music by S. D. Burman. Time Magazine listed it at Number Five on its list of Best Bollywood Classics. A 120-minute U.S. version was written by Pearl S. Buck, and directed and produced by Tad Danielewski, The film was screened at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, 42 years after its release.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Guide
gīd, v.t. to lead or direct: to regulate: to influence.—n. he who, or that which, guides: one who directs another in his course of life: a soldier or other person employed to obtain information for an army: a guide-book: anything calculated to maintain in a certain direction or position.—adj. Guid′able.—ns. Guid′age, guidance; Guid′ance, direction: government; Guide′-book, a book of information for tourists.—adj. Guide′less, having no guide.—ns. Guide′post, a post erected at a roadside to guide the traveller; Guid′er, one who guides, a director; Guid′on, a forked guide-flag carried by a cavalry company or mounted battery, also the officer bearing it. [O. Fr. guider; prob. from a Teut. root, as in A.S. witan, to know, wís, wise, Ger. weisen, to show, conn. with wit, wise.]
CrunchBase
Guide
Guide is a software company focused on turning online news, social streams and blogs into video for on-the-go consumption. Its multiplatform app, Guide uses the latest generation avatar and text-to-speech technology to turn traditional web content into an audio-visual stream for curation and consumption on-the-go.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
guide
See FLOOR-GUIDE.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2165
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3556
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Nouns Frequency: #822
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Verbs Frequency: #674
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of guide in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of guide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of guide in a Sentence
Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.
There will never be another like Jonathan Gold, who will forever be our brilliant, indispensable guide through the culinary paradise that is Los Angeles, jonathan earned worldwide acclaim as a food critic, but he possessed the soul of a poet whose words helped readers everywhere understand the history and culture of our city. His passing is a loss for all who share his love for L.A. and unique understanding of how food -- whether served from a truck window or atop a white tablecloth -- is an incomparable expression of our common humanity.
Awaken the sleep, protect the weak, and guide the strong.
Pope Francis has become the most admired man in America and when he speaks, he speaks with a loud megaphone, one that reaches all people, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, climate change is not just a political issue, it’s a moral and religious issue and he will ask people, ‘What does my religious faith have to tell me and guide me about climate change?’ And it turns out that he’s speaking to a very willing audience within the Catholic community.
The 'Hey Jude' lyrics are a very rare, valuable special piece. It's obviously a very iconic song that everyone's familiar with. These handwritten lyrics were used in the studio as a guide when they were recording it.
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Translations for guide
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- مرشد, دليل, هدى, دل, أرشدArabic
- průvodce, provéstCzech
- guide, vejledning, vejviserDanish
- Reiseleiterin, Reiseleiter, Fremdenführer, Fremdenführerin, führenGerman
- ξεναγός, οδηγόςGreek
- gvidiEsperanto
- guiar, guía, líder, señal, navegarSpanish
- gidaBasque
- راهنماPersian
- opaskirja, opaste, opastaa, johdatin, johde, opas, merkintäFinnish
- guider, guideFrench
- iùl, neach-iùil, leabhar-iùilScottish Gaelic
- מורה–דרךHebrew
- मार्गदर्Hindi
- vezető, túravezető, kalauz, kalauzol, vezet, idegenvezető, útmutató, útikönyvHungarian
- ուղեկցորդ, ձեռնարկ, զբոսավար, գիդ, ուղեցույցArmenian
- panduanIndonesian
- guidarIdo
- guidaItalian
- להנחותHebrew
- ガイド, ツアーガイド, 手引き, 指導する, 指標, 案内人, 引率者, ツアーコンダクター, 案内する, 誘導する, ガイドブックJapanese
- 가이드, 안내인Korean
- ducitLatin
- vadovas, vedlys, gidasLithuanian
- pavadonis, ceļvedis, gidsLatvian
- kaiārahiMāori
- водич, упатство, водилка, управува, патоказ, води, упатуваMacedonian
- ktieb gwida, gwida, tabella, tigwida, turiMaltese
- gidsDutch
- guideNorwegian
- drogowskaz, przewodnikPolish
- guia, guiarPortuguese
- ghidRomanian
- путеводитель, проводник, ориентир, быть проводником, проводница, руководство, гид, экскурсовод, указатель, знак, направляющая, проводитьRussian
- vodič, vodnik, smerokazSlovene
- guide, guidebok, guidaSwedish
- mwelekeziSwahili
- rehberTurkish
- رہنماUrdu
- tävajigeidan, jigeidan, geidian, tävageidan, tävahigeidan, geidan, higeidan, tävageidianVolapük
- 指南Chinese
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