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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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The findings could guide future fossil discoveries as well.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

“It was on every collector’s wall, in every price guide, at the top of every wish list,” Alt CEO Leore Avidar Avidar said on Alt’s Instagram page.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The policy areas featured in this guide were selected using polling data on what the public consider to be the most important issues facing their nations.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

While the company continues to watch the space, this strength will guide Texas Instrument’s forecast into the second quarter, he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“The scientific name for polar bears is Ursus maritimus, which means ‘sea bear,’ ” Owen said, shifting back to his tour guide script.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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