guide

English

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Etymology

Originated 1325–75 from the Middle English verb giden or noun gide, from the Old French verb guider or noun guide, from Old Provençal guida, from guidar, from Germanic, from Frankish  (*witan, “to show the way”). Akin to Old English witan (“to know”); see Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.

Pronunciation

Noun

guide (plural guides)

  1. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.
  2. A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
  3. A sign that guides people; guidepost.
  4. Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
  5. A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
  6. (occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
  7. (military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.

Related terms

Translations

someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place
document, book
sign
any marking or object that provides quick reference
device
occultism: spirit who speaks through a medium
military: one who sets the pattern for the rest
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Verb

guide (third-person singular simple present guides, present participle guiding, simple past and past participle guided)

  1. to serve as a guide for someone or something.
  2. to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
  3. to exert control or influence over someone or something.
  4. to supervise the education or training of someone.
  5. (intransitive) to act as a guide.

Translations

to serve as a guide person
to steer or navigate a ship
to supervise education
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References

  • Wikipedia-logo.png guide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “guide” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • “guide” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "guide" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.
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French

Pronunciation

Noun

guide m (plural guides)

  1. guide person
  2. guidebook, or set itinerary.

References

  • "guide" in the WordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais, WordReference.com LLC, 2006.

Anagrams

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Italian

Noun

guide f

  1. Plural form of guida
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Old French

Noun

guide m (oblique plural guides, nominative singular guides, nominative plural guide)

  1. a guide (person who guides)
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Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɡuðʲe/

Noun

guide f (iā-stem)

  1. Verbal noun of guidid.
  2. prayer

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
guide guide
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/		 nguide
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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