guide
VERB:
1. to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person:
He guided us through the forest.
2. to accompany (a sightseer) to show points of interest and to explain their meaning or significance.
3. to force (a person, object, or animal) to move in a certain path.
4. to supply (a person) with advice or counsel, as in practical or spiritual affairs.
5. to supervise (someone's actions or affairs) in an advisory capacity.
6. to lead the way for (a person).
7. to control the movement or course of (an animal, vehicle, etc) by physical action; steer.
8. to supervise or instruct (a person).
9. to direct the affairs of (a person, company, nation, etc):
he guided the country through the war.
10. to advise or influence (a person) in his or her standards or opinions:
let truth guide you always.
11. to act as a guide to; direct in a way or course:
He guided us around the city.
12. to direct, supervise, or influence usually to a particular end:
You'll need a lawyer to guide you through the legal system.
13. to superintend the training or instruction of:
A respected educator guided his studies.
14. to act or work as a guide.
in medical sense:
a device or instrument by which something is led into its proper course, such as a grooved director or a catheter guide.
in military:
1. a member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
2. a soldier stationed to one side of a column or line to regulate alignment, show the way, etc.
2. a member of a unit on whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated —used especially in commands:
guide right.
in navy:
a ship in a formation used as a reference for manoeuvres, esp with relation to maintaining the correct formation and disposition.
in spiritualism:
1. a spirit believed to direct the utterances of a medium.
2. a spirit believed to influence a medium so as to direct what he utters and convey messages through him.
in fishing:
a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in position.
as modifier:
a guide dog.
in combination:
guidepost.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English giden (v.), gide (noun) < Old French gui(d)er (v.), gui(d)e (noun) < Germanic; akin to wit2. Dictionary 2: C14: from (Old) French guider, of Germanic origin; compare Old English wītan to observe. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 14th century. History and Etymology: Noun and Verb: Middle English gide, guide, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan guida, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wītan to look after, witan to know — more at wit. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
1. to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person:
He guided us through the forest.
2. to accompany (a sightseer) to show points of interest and to explain their meaning or significance.
3. to force (a person, object, or animal) to move in a certain path.
4. to supply (a person) with advice or counsel, as in practical or spiritual affairs.
5. to supervise (someone's actions or affairs) in an advisory capacity.
6. to lead the way for (a person).
7. to control the movement or course of (an animal, vehicle, etc) by physical action; steer.
8. to supervise or instruct (a person).
9. to direct the affairs of (a person, company, nation, etc):
he guided the country through the war.
10. to advise or influence (a person) in his or her standards or opinions:
let truth guide you always.
11. to act as a guide to; direct in a way or course:
He guided us around the city.
12. to direct, supervise, or influence usually to a particular end:
You'll need a lawyer to guide you through the legal system.
13. to superintend the training or instruction of:
A respected educator guided his studies.
14. to act or work as a guide.
in medical sense:
a device or instrument by which something is led into its proper course, such as a grooved director or a catheter guide.
in military:
1. a member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
2. a soldier stationed to one side of a column or line to regulate alignment, show the way, etc.
2. a member of a unit on whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated —used especially in commands:
guide right.
in navy:
a ship in a formation used as a reference for manoeuvres, esp with relation to maintaining the correct formation and disposition.
in spiritualism:
1. a spirit believed to direct the utterances of a medium.
2. a spirit believed to influence a medium so as to direct what he utters and convey messages through him.
in fishing:
a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in position.
as modifier:
a guide dog.
in combination:
guidepost.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English giden (v.), gide (noun) < Old French gui(d)er (v.), gui(d)e (noun) < Germanic; akin to wit2. Dictionary 2: C14: from (Old) French guider, of Germanic origin; compare Old English wītan to observe. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 14th century. History and Etymology: Noun and Verb: Middle English gide, guide, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan guida, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wītan to look after, witan to know — more at wit. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.