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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 news came just a day after revelations that police had dismantled a "large-scale" ticket fraud network that allegedly includes two museum employees and several tour guides.

From Barron's

Pinterest sees growth slowing in the first quarter, guiding for revenue that was weaker than Wall Street forecasts.

From Barron's

Pinterest sees growth slowing in the first quarter, guiding for revenue that was weaker than Wall Street forecasts.

From Barron's

At the heart of the debate is whether artistic careers can be guided by systems optimized for efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times

See our guide to decide which model is right for your home.

From The Wall Street Journal