guide
noun
- person who escorts travelers or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations
- person with knowledge who assists another with lesser or no knowledge
verb
- to assist someone with lesser or no knowledge
- to lead way in a direction
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɡaɪd/
name
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 貴德 /贵德 (Guìdé).
- A county of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China.
“She said she had chosen to speak out because she wanted to explain to the public why she left Guide county in Qinghai, where she and her husband Xie Chengde ran a successful honey farm that once featured on state television. The authorities in Guide said they are now investigating the case following her accusations.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Germanic *wītaną Frankish *wītanbor. Old Occitan guidar Old Occitan guidabor. Old French guidebor. Middle English guide English guide c. 1325–75. From Middle English guide, from the Old French guide, from Old Occitan guida, from guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”). Cognate with Old English wītan (“to see, take heed to, watch after, guard, keep”). Related also to English wit.
- Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
“The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.”
“He will be our guide, even unto death.”
- A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
- A sign that guides people; guidepost.
- Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
- Synonym of legend, a key to symbols, abbreviations, and terms on a map, chart, etc.
- A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
- A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
- A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
- A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
“The familiars of the magicians, on the other hand, were not in all cases evil, and often may have approximated the "guides" with whom present-day spiritualists are well acquainted.”
- A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Germanic *wītaną Frankish *wītanbor. Old Occitan guidarbor. Old French guiderbor. Middle English guiden English guide From Middle English guiden, from Old French guider, from Old Occitan guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
- To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
“And that you'd guide me to your Soueraignes Court,”
“Kolyat: I brought a prayer book, Commander. Would you care to join me? Kolyat: Kalahira, this one's heart is pure, but beset by wickedness and contention. Shepard: Guide this one to where the traveler never tires, the lover never leaves, the hungry never starve. Shepard: Guide this one, Kalahira, and she will be a companion to you as she was to me.”
- To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
- To exert control or influence over someone or something.
“A good man sheweth fauour and lendeth: he will guide his affaires with discretion.”
- To supervise the education or training of someone.
- To act as a guide.