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guide

[gahyd] / gaɪd /




Usage

What are other ways to say guide? The verb guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

Example Sentences

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They are all discussing how big the foetus is at various stages of pregnancy, using fruit and vegetables as a guide.

From BBC

On Earth, tectonic forces constantly reshape the landscape, creating mountains, valleys, and varied terrain that guide water flow and link river systems together.

From Science Daily

"Ivor Cutler has been a guiding light for me in many ways, not just as a writer or poet but in his approach to life," he says.

From BBC

Every year for the last 13 years, The Times has published its essential guide to L.A.’s dining scene.

From Los Angeles Times

"The country mourns the loss of a guiding presence that shaped its democratic aspirations," Rahman said following his mother's passing on Tuesday.

From BBC