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guide

/ɡaɪd/noun, verb1 syllable

Guide means: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.

Synonyms for guide24

noun, as in a model or standard for making comparisons

template, templet

noun, as in someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

scout, pathfinder

noun, as in someone employed to conduct others

usher

noun, as in something that offers basic information or instruction

guidebook

verb, as in direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, channelize, channelise

verb, as in pass over, across, or through

run, draw, pass, string, thread, lead

verb, as in take somebody somewhere

lead, take, direct, conduct

verb, as in be a guiding or motivating force or drive

steer

verb, as in use as a guide

guide on

What does guide mean?11

verb

1

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

2

pass over, across, or through“He ran his eyes over her body”

3

take somebody somewhere“we led him to our chief”

4

be a guiding or motivating force or drive“The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses”

5

use as a guide“They had the lights to guide on”

noun

1

a model or standard for making comparisons

2

someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

3

someone employed to conduct others

4

something that offers basic information or instruction

5

someone who shows the way by leading or advising

6

a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with guide?48

three syllables

alongside
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All 48 rhymes for guide, grouped by syllable

Guide in a sentence

  • Hope is generally a bad guide, but a good companion.abburns
  • If you guide me, it'll go a lot faster.tieguy
  • For some, a psychotherapist is a kind of spiritual guide.Nuel
  • Though it wasn't meant to be, the guide is often taken as normative.Miktsoanit
  • Does destiny guide us, or do we guide it?Igider
  • Do we shape our own destiny, or does fate guide us?Igider
  • Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.Dejo
  • The guide is using a microphone for us to hear her better.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of guide

as a noun

plural
guides

as a verb

past tense
guided
present participle
guiding
third-person singular
guides
past participle
guided