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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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“We didn’t really know anything about the music industry so in the beginning we just let him guide us and develop the sound he wanted for us.”

From Los Angeles Times

Zac, who was sitting in the passenger seat, managed to take hold of the steering wheel and guide the vehicle into the central reservation.

From BBC

"Family has always guided Brooks' decisions, and he feels this is the right moment to spend more time at home," read a statement from his representatives on Tuesday.

From BBC

Instead, my grandfather sent me a large bundle of Japanese Gelly-Roll pens and a guide to writing good essays.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coaches often serve in loco parentis, guiding a developing prospect not only through training and tournaments but also the awkward riddles of growing up.

From The Wall Street Journal