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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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Some appear to serve important biological functions, including supporting wound healing, maintaining tissue balance, and helping guide embryonic development.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Most climbers attempt the ascent with at least one Nepali guide, who do not require permits.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Italian divers included a marine biology professor with many years of experience, her daughter, two young researchers, and their Maldives-based guide.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

It expects One NZ to report roughly flat FY26 Ebitda, and guide to a similar result in FY27 given the competitive telecoms market in New Zealand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

When they hit the water, they’d turn west to get back to Churchill, using the familiar landmarks of the Ithaka and Miss Piggy to guide them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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