Definitions for guide
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. usher, guide(noun)

   someone employed to conduct others

2. guide(noun)

   someone who shows the way by leading or advising

3. guidebook, guide(noun)

   something that offers basic information or instruction

4. template, templet, guide(noun)

   a model or standard for making comparisons

5. scout, pathfinder, guide(noun)

   someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

6. guide(verb)

   a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

7. steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise(verb)

   direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

8. lead, take, direct, conduct, guide(verb)

   take somebody somewhere

   "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

9. guide, steer(verb)

   be a guiding or motivating force or drive

   "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

10. guide, guide on(verb)

    use as a guide

    "They had the lights to guide on"

11. guide, run, draw, pass(verb)

    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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. guide(Noun)

   Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.

2. guide(Noun)

   A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.

3. guide(Noun)

   A sign that guides people; guidepost.

4. guide(Noun)

   Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.

5. guide(Noun)

   A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.

6. guide(Noun)

   A spirit believed to speak through a medium.

7. guide(Noun)

   A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.

8. guide(Verb)

   to serve as a guide for someone or something.

9. guide(Verb)

   to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.

10. guide(Verb)

    to exert control or influence over someone or something.

11. guide(Verb)

    to supervise the education or training of someone.

12. guide(Verb)

    to act as a guide.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Guide(noun)

   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.]

2. Guide(verb)

   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.]

3. Guide(verb)

   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.]

4. Guide(verb)

   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.]

5. Guide(verb)

   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.]

6. Guide(verb)

   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.]

7. Guide(verb)

   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.]

8. Guide(verb)

   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.]

9. Guide(verb)

   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.]

10. Guide(verb)

    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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. guide

   See FLOOR-GUIDE.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. guide

   To offer or discuss to learn.

   Her line manager did offer very helpful possibilities or ways to achieve together.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

2. guide

   To provide guidance.

   The teachers guide and teach their pupils in school.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 21, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2165

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3556

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Nouns Frequency: #822

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'guide' in Verbs Frequency: #674

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guide in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of guide in a Sentence

1. Don Kohn:

   She has worked hard to build a committee consensus, this is a very difficult decision that isn’t clear cut one way or another. It’s up to the chair to find and guide the center of gravity.

2. Metastasio:

   We are like vessels tossed on the bosom of the deep; our passions are the winds that sweep us impetuously forward; each pleasure is a rock; the whole life is a wide ocean. Reason is the pilot to guide us, but often allows itself to be led astray by the storms of pride.

3. Timothy Rebbeck:

   The results of this study are a first step in understanding how to personalize risk assessment around a woman’s specific mutation, which can help guide carriers and providers in the cancer prevention decision making process.

4. Simon Pope:

   It is important that affected systems are patched as quickly as possible because of the elevated risks associated with wormable vulnerabilities like these, and downloads for these can be found in the Microsoft Security Update Guide.

5. Pope Francis:

   In the complex and often dramatic situations of today's world, may the Risen Lord guide the steps of all those who work for justice and peace.

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