Definitions for guidance
ˈgaɪd nsguid·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guidancenoun

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

2. Etymology: [See Guide.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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  

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Management
   • Message

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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How to pronounce guidance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say guidance in sign language?

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. Michael Seibel:

   I've known Steve and Alexis Ohanian since 2007 and have been a Reddit user ever since, i'm excited to help provide advice and guidance as Reddit continues to grow and tackle the challenges of bringing community and belonging to a broader audience.

2. Peter Tuz:

   The earnings were OK but not positive enough, nor was the guidance, to really drive the market up like it went up yesterday and the day before.

3. Jerome Powell:

   The Federal Reserve's a very difficult environment to try to give forward guidance 60, 90 days in advance, there are just so many things that can happen in the economy and around the world.

4. Per Block:

   There must be a middle ground between all of us staying at home and all of us meeting the people we want in the ways we want to, our main aim here is to give people guidance on how they can structure their social surroundings so that hopefully in a year's time we are there, and not that people at some point just give up completely on social distancing, and that we are back in a second wave by the end of the year and have to start this whole staying at home business all over again.

5. Anthony Saglimbene:

   There are real concerns. FedEx's numbers are a perfect example. There's been a global growth slowdown, and companies are communicating that in terms of their guidance for the first quarter and throughout the year.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=guidance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guidance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=guidance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidance
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=guidance