guide, lead, steer, pilot, engineer mean to direct in a course or show the way to be followed. guide implies intimate knowledge of the way and of all its difficulties and dangers.

Use the picture on the front of the box as a guide to what the finished model should look like. The instructions are offered as guides and are not meant to be taken too literally.

GUIDE meaning: 1 : a person who leads or directs other people on a journey; 2 : a person who shows and explains the interesting things in a place

A guide is someone who shows tourists around places such as museums or cities. We've arranged a walking tour of the city with your guide.

Oct 11, 2025 · guide (third-person singular simple present guides, present participle guiding, simple past and past participle guided) To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead …

These verbs mean to conduct on or direct to the way: guided me to my seat; led the troops into battle; a teacher piloting students through the zoo; shepherding tourists to the bus; steered the …

Definition of guide noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Originating in late 14c. from Old French guider, from Frankish *witan and Proto-Germanic *witanan, guide means to lead or show the way as a verb or noun.