guide
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English
Etymology
Originated 1325–75 from the Middle English verb giden or noun gide, from the Old French verb guider or noun guide, from Old Provençal guida, from guidar, from Germanic, from Frankish (*witan, “to show the way”). Akin to Old English witan (“to know”); see Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.
Pronunciation
Noun
guide (plural guides)
- Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.
- A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
- A sign that guides people; guidepost.
- Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
- A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
- (occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
- (military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
Related terms
- Girl Guide
- guide dog
- guidance
- guidebook
- guideline
- guidepost
- tour guide
- mountain guide
- user guide
- user's guide
- career guide
- style guide
Verb
to guide (third-person singular simple present guides, present participle guiding, simple past and past participle guided)
- to serve as a guide for someone or something.
- to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
- to exert control or influence over someone or something.
- to supervise the education or training of someone.
- (intransitive) to act as a guide.
Translations
to serve as a guide person
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References
- guide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “guide” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
- “guide” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- "guide" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
Anglo-Norman
Noun
guide m. (oblique plural guides, nominative singular guides, nominative plural guide)
- a guide (person who guides)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
guide m. (plural guides)
References
- "guide" in the WordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais, WordReference.com LLC, 2006.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
guide f.
- Plural form of guida.
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