Dictionary

guide en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɡɛɪd/ (Northumbria)
• (US) audio
• gīd
• /ɡaɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Germanic *wītaną Frankish *wītanbor. Old Occitan guidar Old Occitan guidabor. Old French guidebor. Middle English guide English guide c. 1325–75. From Middle English guide, from the Old French guide, from Old Occitan guida, from guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”). Cognate with Old English wītan (“to see, take heed to, watch after, guard, keep”). Related also to English wit.

Meanings

1. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
   • Some tourists aggravate their position by hiring a guide. Every city of any historic importance breeds a class of mortals that are born guides; they have come to belong to the "staffage" of picturesque surroundings; and in this respect Prague is happily yet unspoilt. 1923, Bernard Granville Baker, From a Terrace in Prague:
   • He will be our guide, even unto death. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms xlviii:14:
   • The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.
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. Synonym of legend, a key to symbols, abbreviations, and terms on a map, chart, etc.
6. A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action. ▸ A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.
7. A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action. ▸ A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.
8. (dated) A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action. ▸ A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy being set.
9. A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
   • The familiars of the magicians, on the other hand, were not in all cases evil, and often may have approximated the "guides" with whom present-day spiritualists are well acquainted. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 75:
10. A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.

Forms

Deriveds

ABC guide · waveguide · horn guide · mountain guide · study guide · guidon · guideway · field guide · user's guide · TV guide · guidewheel · guide star · guidelight · guidewire · tourist guide · honeyguide · hand guide · showguide · guiderail · guide word · hornguide · guide dog · guide board · touristic guide · travel guide · Adirondack guide boat · honey guide · audio guide · guide line · guidepost · handguide · dog guide · guide rope · guide rail · style guide · court guide · outguide · Guide Bridge · photoguide · I need a guide · miniguide · superguide · strategy guide · guide book · guideword · usage guide · guidebook · guideboard · guideline · guide on the side · tour guide · whale's guide · buying guide · user guide · career guide · guidestone · guideship · guideless · guidecraft · program guide · guidelike · Girl Guide · guide price · teleguide · guide shoe · identification guide · guidance · webguide · shopping guide · lightguide

Descendants

гайд · ガイド · guide · 가이드 · guide · गाइड · گائِیڈ

Synonyms

guider · xenagogue · legend · interpreter (person who leads and explains)

Translations (263)

my လမ်းပြ (someone who guides) · sv guide (someone who guides) · sv guidebok (document, book) · tl gabay (someone who guides) · fi merkintä (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · fr guide (document, book) · hy ձեռնարկ (document, book) · cs příručka (document, book) · hi रहनुमा (someone who guides) · txb ṣarpṣūkiññe (someone who guides) · hi मार्गदर्शक (someone who guides) · pl przewodnik (someone who guides) · pt guia (someone who guides) · be даве́днік (document, book) · mi matua (device) · az salıqçı (someone who guides) · lv ceļvedis (document, book) · hu szakkönyv (document, book) · ja 引率者 (someone who guides) · ja 案内役 (someone who guides) · tt юл күрсәтүче (someone who guides) · de Anleitung (document, book) · eo gvidanto (someone who guides) · ota رهبر (someone who guides) · mk во́дилка (device) · be экскурсаво́д (someone who guides) · de Führer (document, book) · ur رَہْبَر (someone who guides) · bg ръково́дство (document, book) · gd iùl (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · ko 안내원 (someone who guides) · tg роҳнамо (someone who guides) · de Reiseleiterin (someone who guides) · hy գիդ (someone who guides) · nrf dgide (someone who guides) · sh vòdīč (someone who guides) · ja 案内書 (document, book) · el ξεναγός (someone who guides) · gd leabhar-iùil (document, book) · vo tävageidan (someone who guides) · pl przewodniczka (someone who guides) · sl vodič (document, book) · cmn 導遊 /导游 or 導游 /导游 (someone who guides) · hy զբոսավար (someone who guides) · da guide (someone who guides) · cs průvodce (someone who guides) · ru гид (someone who guides) · ur رَہْنُما (document, book) · az bələdçi (someone who guides) · tt билге (sign) · mi pukapuka arahi (document, book) · bg гид (document, book) · ru знак (sign) · bg екскурзово́д (someone who guides) · zro akamínu (someone who guides) · ru све́дение (document, book) · de Fremdenführer (someone who guides) · bg пътеводи́тел (document, book) · eu gida (document, book) · ga treoir (document, book) · be кіраўні́цтва (document, book) · mi paparangi (device) · nl gids (document, book) · ja 案内人 (someone who guides) · da vejviser (sign) · bg ориенти́р (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · ru ориенти́р (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · sh во̀дӣч (document, book) · tt йөртүче (someone who guides) · sk sprievodkyňa (someone who guides) · ru проводни́к (someone who guides) · vo jigeidan (someone who guides) · am ማንዋል (document, book) · sk prievodca (document, book) · id panduan (document, book) · be правадні́к (someone who guides) · cs průvodce (document, book) · ja ツアーガイド (someone who guides) · ang lādtēow (someone who guides) · hy ուղեցույց (document, book) · ca guia (someone who guides) · tr rehber (document, book) · da guide (document, book) · fo ferðaleiðari (someone who guides) · uk екскурсово́д (someone who guides) · bg вода́ч (someone who guides) · am መመሪያ (document, book) · ro ghid (someone who guides) · sl vodnik (document, book) · is leiðsögumaður (someone who guides) · ha jā̀gorā̀ (document, book) · ar مُرْشِد (someone who guides) · mt gwida (someone who guides) · uk гід (someone who guides) · uk провідни́к (someone who guides) · mt ktieb gwida (document, book) · ja ガイドブック (document, book) · ko 안내인 (someone who guides) · ru путеводи́тель (document, book) · th คู่มือการเดินทาง (document, book) · et reisijuht (someone who guides) · hu kézikönyv (document, book) · ko 지표 (sign) · ru руково́дство (document, book) · fi johdatin (device) · yue 導遊 /导游 or 導游 /导游 (someone who guides) · sh во̀дӣч (someone who guides) · mk патоказ (sign) · ga treoraí (someone who guides) · uk провідни́ця (someone who guides) · vi hướng dẫn viên (someone who guides) · uk орієнти́р (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · da vejledning (document, book) · mfe gid (someone who guides) · mt tabella (sign) · kmr rêzan (someone who guides) · pt guia (document, book) · hu útikönyv (document, book) · be гід (someone who guides) · nl gids (someone who guides) · ur گائِیڈ (document, book) · ast guía (someone who guides) · mk во́дич (document, book) · vo geidian (document, book) · la dux (someone who guides) · fr guide (someone who guides) · gd iùl (device) · sk príručka (document, book) · id pedoman (document, book) · ast guía (document, book) · uk знак (sign) · it guida (someone who guides) · vi sách hướng dẫn (document, book) · sh vòdīč (document, book) · be правадні́ца (someone who guides) · lt gidas (someone who guides) · nb guide (someone who guides) · fi opas (someone who guides) · hu vezető (someone who guides) · ru указа́тель (sign) · bg указа́тел (sign) · vo tävageidian (document, book) · ml വഴികാട്ടി (someone who guides) · hu túravezető (someone who guides) · gl guía (someone who guides) · vo higeidan (someone who guides) · fi opas (document, book) · hi गाइड (document, book) · nn guide (document, book) · sl smerokaz (sign) · ota بدرقه (someone who guides) · ota قلاووز (someone who guides) · ht gid (someone who guides) · et giid (someone who guides) · he מורה דרך (someone who guides) · pl przewodnik (document, book) · arz دليل (someone who guides) · sl vodič (someone who guides) · be даро́жнiк (document, book) · mi here (someone who guides) · fi opaste (sign) · fi johde (device) · tr rehber (someone who guides) · es guía (someone who guides) · ja 説明書 (document, book) · bn মুর্শিদ (someone who guides) · sh upùtstvo (document, book) · eu gida (someone who guides) · ka წინამძღოლი (someone who guides) · de Reiseleiter (someone who guides) · pl poradnik (document, book) · alt јол баштаачы (someone who guides) · th มัคคุเทศก์ (someone who guides) · fa-ira راهْنَما (document, book) · tl gabay (document, book) · lv gids (someone who guides) · gl guía (document, book) · pt indicação (sign) · ar مُرْشِد سِيَاحِيّ (someone who guides) · be арыенці́р (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · de Fremdenführerin (someone who guides) · hy ուղեկցորդ (someone who guides) · ro ghid (document, book) · lt vadovas (someone who guides) · tt ориентир (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · pl drogowskaz (sign) · lt vadovas (document, book) · lv pavadonis (someone who guides) · ko 안내서 (document, book) · hu tábla (sign) · tt экскурсия үткәрүче (someone who guides) · sw kiongozi (someone who guides) · fi opaskirja (document, book) · cmn 指南 (document, book) · uk путівни́к (document, book) · uk керівни́цтво (document, book) · tt тигезләгеч (device) · grc ὁδηγός (someone who guides) · sk sprievodca (someone who guides) · bn নির্দেশিকা (document, book) · gd neach-iùil (someone who guides) · es guía (document, book) · vo tävahigeidan (someone who guides) · fa-ira رَهْبَر (someone who guides) · tl patnubay (someone who guides) · nn guide (someone who guides) · ca guia (document, book) · sh упу̀тство (document, book) · ru экскурсово́д (someone who guides) · ur رَہْنُما (someone who guides) · fa-ira راهْنَما (someone who guides) · ka გიდი (someone who guides) · pl instrukcja (document, book) · ms panduan (document, book) · mk водич (someone who guides) · ru проводни́ца (someone who guides) · is leiðsögurit (document, book) · id pemandu (someone who guides) · ja 指標 (sign) · tr kılavuz (document, book) · ru гайд (document, book) · ja ガイド (document, book) · sv guide (document, book) · el εγχειρίδιο (document, book) · hu útmutató (document, book) · it guida (document, book) · ja 手引き (document, book) · lv rokasgrāmata (document, book) · cs průvodkyně (someone who guides) · ko 가이드 (document, book) · grc ἀγωγός (someone who guides) · hu idegenvezető (someone who guides) · bg вода́ч (device) · uk пока́жчик (sign) · ka მეგზური (someone who guides) · he מדריך (someone who guides) · ko 가이드 (someone who guides) · ru направля́ющая (device) · mi pukatohu (document, book) · mi kaiārahi (someone who guides) · ko 길잡이 (someone who guides) · tt озата баручы (someone who guides) · fa-ira کِتابِ راهْنَما (document, book) · gd iùl (sign) · be арыенты́р (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · lt vedlys (someone who guides) · eo gvidisto (someone who guides) · bg гид (someone who guides) · mn газарч (someone who guides) · mk у́патство (document, book) · sw mwongozo (document, book) · vo tävajigeidan (someone who guides) · ar دَلِيل (document, book) · be паказа́льнік (sign) · hu kalauz (someone who guides) · yue 指南 (document, book) · sl vodnik (someone who guides) · fi merkki (any marking or object that provides quick reference) · ko 관광 가이드 (someone who guides) · nb guide (document, book) · be знак (sign) · vo geidan (someone who guides) · ko 여행 가이드 (someone who guides)

guide en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɡɛɪd/ (Northumbria)
• (US) audio
• gīd
• /ɡaɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Germanic *wītaną Frankish *wītanbor. Old Occitan guidarbor. Old French guiderbor. Middle English guiden English guide From Middle English guiden, from Old French guider, from Old Occitan guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).

Meanings

1. To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
   • Kolyat: I brought a prayer book, Commander. Would you care to join me? Kolyat: Kalahira, this one's heart is pure, but beset by wickedness and contention. Shepard: Guide this one to where the traveler never tires, the lover never leaves, the hungry never starve. Shepard: Guide this one, Kalahira, and she will be a companion to you as she was to me. 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
   • And that you'd guide me to your Soueraignes Court, c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
2. To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
3. To exert control or influence over someone or something.
   • A good man sheweth fauour and lendeth: he will guide his affaires with discretion. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 112:5:
4. To supervise the education or training of someone.
5. (intransitive) To act as a guide.

Forms

Deriveds

foreguide · misguide · guidage · guidee · guiding star · autoguide · guidable · guider · beguide · guiding light · guiding · guidably

Translations (93)

kk бағыттау (to steer or navigate a ship) · fi opastaa (to serve as a guide person) · uk вести́ (to serve as a guide person) · fi navigoida (to steer or navigate a ship) · la dērigō (to serve as a guide person) · ota گوتورمك (to serve as a guide person) · ja 指導する (to supervise education) · ar هَدَى (to serve as a guide person) · tt йөртергә (to serve as a guide person) · nb guide (to serve as a guide person) · eo gvidi (to serve as a guide person) · grc ἡγέομαι (to serve as a guide person) · ang wīsian (to serve as a guide person) · gl guiar (to serve as a guide person) · fi opastaa (to supervise education) · mk во́ди (to serve as a guide person) · et juhatama (to serve as a guide person) · uk бу́ти провіднико́м (to serve as a guide person) · mi here (to serve as a guide person) · bg превеждам (to serve as a guide person) · gl guiar (to steer or navigate a ship) · ru управля́ть (to steer or navigate a ship) · mt tigwida (to serve as a guide person) · eo gvidi (to supervise education) · nn guida (to serve as a guide person) · ca menar (to serve as a guide person) · fi ohjata (to steer or navigate a ship) · hu kalauzol (to serve as a guide person) · bg управлявам (to steer or navigate a ship) · mfe gide (to serve as a guide person) · de führen (to serve as a guide person) · hu irányít (to serve as a guide person) · hu kormányoz (to steer or navigate a ship) · ca guiar (to serve as a guide person) · bg направлявам (to steer or navigate a ship) · fi ohjata (to supervise education) · is leiðsegja (to serve as a guide person) · mi arahi (to serve as a guide person) · bg направлявам (to exert control or influence) · it guidare (to serve as a guide person) · mk упра́вува (to steer or navigate a ship) · sa नयति (to serve as a guide person) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (to exert control or influence) · fi kuljettaa (to steer or navigate a ship) · pt guiar (to serve as a guide person) · io guidar (to supervise education) · mt turi (to serve as a guide person) · hu vezérel (to steer or navigate a ship) · sv guida (to serve as a guide person) · bg преводя (to serve as a guide person) · pt guiar (to steer or navigate a ship) · ar دَلَّ (to serve as a guide person) · gl guiar (to supervise education) · es guiar (to serve as a guide person) · uk проводи́ти (to serve as a guide person) · ru провожа́ть (to serve as a guide person) · nl gidsen (to serve as a guide person) · be праводзіць (to serve as a guide person) · bg ръководя (to exert control or influence) · es guiar (to supervise education) · tt озатырга (to serve as a guide person) · fr guider (to serve as a guide person) · ga treoraigh (to serve as a guide person) · ht gide (to serve as a guide person) · bg ръководя (to supervise education) · ar أَرْشَدَ (to serve as a guide person) · bg наставлявам (to supervise education) · ast guiar (to serve as a guide person) · cmn 導游 /导游 (to serve as a guide person) · cim büuran (to serve as a guide person) · oc guidar (to serve as a guide person) · tt үткәрергә (to serve as a guide person) · el οδηγώ (to serve as a guide person) · hu vezet (to serve as a guide person) · mk упа́тува (to serve as a guide person) · ko 안내하다 (to serve as a guide person) · io guidar (to serve as a guide person) · ru вести́ (to serve as a guide person) · ru проводи́ть (to serve as a guide person) · id kendali (to exert control or influence) · hu irányít (to steer or navigate a ship) · bg водя (to serve as a guide person) · cs provést (to serve as a guide person) · nn guide (to serve as a guide person) · hu navigál (to steer or navigate a ship) · ru быть проводнико́м (to serve as a guide person) · my လမ်းပြ (to serve as a guide person) · ja 案内する (to serve as a guide person) · fi hoitaa (to exert control or influence) · et suunama (to serve as a guide person) · hi मार्गदर्शक (to serve as a guide person) · vec menar (to serve as a guide person) · ja 誘導する (to steer or navigate a ship)