un guidable
verb (used with object)
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.
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.
noun
6.
a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, hunters, etc.
7.
a mark, tab, or the like, to catch the eye and thus provide quick reference.
8.
a guidebook.
9.
a book, pamphlet, etc., giving information, instructions, or advice; handbook: an investment guide.
10.
a guidepost.
11.
a device that regulates or directs progressive motion or action: a sewing-machine guide.
12.
a spirit believed to direct the utterances of a medium.
13.
Military. a member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English giden (v.), gide (noun) < Old French gui(d)er (v.), gui(d)e (noun) < Germanic; akin to wit2
1325–75; Middle English giden (v.), gide (noun) < Old French gui(d)er (v.), gui(d)e (noun) < Germanic; akin to wit2
Related forms
guid·a·ble, adjective
guide·less, adjective
guid·er, noun
guid·ing·ly, adverb
non·guid·a·ble, adjective
pre·guide, verb (used with object), pre·guid·ed, pre·guid·ing.
re·guide, verb (used with object), re·guid·ed, re·guid·ing.
un·guid·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. pilot, steer, escort. Guide, conduct, direct, lead imply showing the way or pointing out or determining the course to be taken. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, fig., to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray. 5. regulate, manage, govern, rule. 6. pilot, director, conductor. 7. sign, signal, indication, key, clue.
1. pilot, steer, escort. Guide, conduct, direct, lead imply showing the way or pointing out or determining the course to be taken. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, fig., to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray. 5. regulate, manage, govern, rule. 6. pilot, director, conductor. 7. sign, signal, indication, key, clue.
Antonyms
1. follow.
1. follow.
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World English Dictionary
guide (ɡaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to lead the way for (a person) |
| 2. | to control the movement or course of (an animal, vehicle, etc) by physical action; steer |
| 3. | to supervise or instruct (a person) |
| 4. | (tr) to direct the affairs of (a person, company, nation, etc): he guided the country through the war |
| 5. | (tr) to advise or influence (a person) in his standards or opinions: let truth guide you always |
| —n | |
| 6. | a. a person, animal, or thing that guides |
| b. (as modifier): a guide dog | |
| 7. | a person, usually paid, who conducts tour expeditions, etc |
| 8. | a model or criterion, as in moral standards or accuracy |
| 9. | See guidebook |
| 10. | a book that instructs or explains the fundamentals of a subject or skill: a guide to better living |
| 11. | any device that directs the motion of a tool or machine part |
| 12. | a. a mark, sign, etc, that points the way |
| b. (in combination): guidepost | |
| 13. | spiritualism a spirit believed to influence a medium so as to direct what he utters and convey messages through him |
| 14. | a. navy a ship in a formation used as a reference for manoeuvres, esp with relation to maintaining the correct formation and disposition |
| b. military a soldier stationed to one side of a column or line to regulate alignment, show the way, etc | |
| [C14: from (Old) French guider, of Germanic origin; compare Old English wītan to observe] | |
| 'guidable | |
| —adj | |
| 'guideless | |
| —adj | |
| 'guider | |
| —n | |
| 'guiding | |
| —adj, —n | |
| Guide (ɡaɪd) | |
| —n | |
| (sometimes not capital) US equivalent: Girl Scout a member of an organization for girls equivalent to the Scouts | |
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Word Origin & History
guide
late 14c., from O.Fr. guider "to guide, lead, conduct," from Frankish *witan "show the way," from P.Gmc. *wit- "to know" (cf. Ger. weisen "to show, point out," O.E. witan "to see"). The French word influenced by O.Prov. guidar (n.) "guide, leader," from the same source. The noun meaning "one who shows
the way" first recorded mid-14c. In 18c. France, a "for Dummies" or "Idiot's Guide to" book would be a guid' âne, lit. "guide-ass."
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Medical Dictionary
guide (gīd)
n.
A device or instrument by which something is led into its proper course, such as a grooved director or a catheter guide.
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