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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.

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ET that it is describing as “a beginner’s guide to help get in early” to IPOs.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Our in-depth voter guide gives you a deep dive into the candidate positions, fundraising and other coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

"Our findings suggest that the fundamental rules that guide how individuals allocate social effort apply across multiple species," says Van Leeuwen.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

David made 24 before departing, which left Kohli to guide RCB home alongside Jitesh Sharma.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

I thanked her, gathered up my books, thanked her again, and let another bookstore person guide me to the cash register.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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