What does Guide mean?
Definitions for Guide
gaɪdguide
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Guidenoun
Etymology: guide, French, from the verb.
Judas was guide to them that took Jesus. Acts i. 16.
Thou gavest them a burning pillar of fire, to be a guide of the unknown journey. Wisd. xviii. 3.
Can knowledge have no bound, but must advance
So far to make us wish for ignorance?
And rather in the dark to grope our way,
Than led by a false guide to err by day? John Denham.While yet but young his father dy’d,
And left him to an happy guide. Edmund Waller.Who the guide of nature, but only the God of nature? In him we live, move and are. Those things which nature is said to do, are by divine art performed, using nature as an instrument: nor is there any such art or knowledge divine in nature herself working, but in the guide of nature’s work. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 3.
Some truths are not by reason to be tried,
But we have sure experience for our guide. John Dryden, Fables.To GUIDEverb
Etymology: guider, French.
When the spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth. Jo. xvi. 13.
The new light served to guide them to their neighbours coffers. Decay of Piety.
Whosoever has a faithful friend to guide him in the dark passages of life, may carry his eyes in another man’s head, and yet see never the worse. Robert South, Sermons.
For thy name’s sake lead me and guide me. Ps. xxxi. 3.
Women neglect that which St. Paul assigns them as their proper business, the guiding of the house. Decay of Piety.
Wikipedia
Guide
A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom.
ChatGPT
guide
A guide is a person, object or piece of information that assists, directs, or navigates someone or something through a certain task, area, or concept. This can involve giving advice, explanations, or instructions to help achieve understanding or completion of a particular activity or goal. It can also refer to a tool or reference material that provides directions.
Webster Dictionary
Guidenoun
the leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder
Guideverb
to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler
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
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
Guideverb
one who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or course of lifo; a director; a regulator
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
Guideverb
a blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the wheel buckets
Guideverb
a grooved director for a probe or knife
Guideverb
a strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting
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.]
Wikidata
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.
Editors Contribution
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GUIDE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Guide is ranked #83541 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Guide surname appeared 225 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Guide.
76.4% or 172 total occurrences were White.
17.7% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
3.1% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
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
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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
I’ve heard Jeff described in the last day as our North Star, and as the captain of our ship, the ship that he’s been building for the last 9 years. He’s been… both our guide and our protector in the many storms that we’ve faced... It’s been said over by a few people, but outside of Ted Turner, no one has had a bigger impact, or been more important to, or meant more to CNN, and I don’t think anyone loved it more either. On top of all of those things about being our Captain, and our guide and our North Star, Jeff, as so, so many of you know, was also our friend.
I'm there to just whisper in her ear,' It's on your left, it's on your right' to guide her and take care of her, i don't have anything to do with the pool, that's all her and the coaches, but they really have to have staff that knows how to orient and take care of these kids.
We have seen a positive open in Europe, though that looks likely to be put to the test if Asia's market performance is any guide, it's encouraging that, so far at least, European markets are shrugging off Asia's losses.
There are also 69 local guide associations, 70 cooking associations, also 10 car rental associations, these are our partners in order to conserve the natural resources and in order to satisfy and get information for tourists.
Greek debt yields provide only a rough guide, and although a missed deadline will not spell default, market concern remains high.
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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
- hướng dẫnVietnamese
- tävajigeidan, jigeidan, geidian, tävageidan, tävahigeidan, geidan, higeidan, tävageidianVolapük
- פירןYiddish
- 指南Chinese
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