guidance
Use Guidance in a sentence
ns noun
1.
the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
2.
advice or counseling, especially that provided for students choosing a course of study or preparing for a vocation.
3.
supervised care or assistance, especially therapeutic help in the treatment of minor emotional disturbances.
4.
something that guides.
5.
the process by which the flight of a missile or rocket may be altered in speed and direction in response to controls situated either wholly in the projectile or partly at a base.
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| —n | |
| 1. | leadership, instruction, or direction |
| 2. | a. counselling or advice on educational, vocational, or psychological matters |
| b. (as modifier): the marriage-guidance counsellor | |
| 3. | something that guides |
| 4. | See also guided missile any process by which the flight path of a missile is controlled in flight |
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Word Origin & History
guidance
1530s, "the process of directing conduct," from guide; replacing 15c. guying. In reference to direction in school, career, marriage, etc., from 1927.
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Example sentences
Only take advice under guidance of a trained professional.
Talk to you advisor about presenting at a conference or ask for guidance on getting published.
Nor has the generals' ponderous guidance helped the economy.
They need guidance and help to avoid getting drug dependent.
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