c. 1325–75. FromMiddle English guide , from theOld French guide , fromOld Occitan guida , fromguidar , fromFrankish *wītan ( “ to show the way, lead ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *wītaną ( “ to see, know; go, depart ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *weyd- ( “ to see, know ” ) . Cognate withOld English wītan ( “ to see, take heed to, watch after, guard, keep ” ) . Related also toEnglish wit .
guide (plural guides )
Someone whoguides , especially someone hired to show people around aplace or aninstitution and offerinformation andexplanation , or to lead them through dangerous terrain.Synonyms: guider ,( obsolete, rare ) xenagogue Theguide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.
1923 ,Bernard Granville Baker ,From a Terrace in Prague [1] :Some tourists aggravate their position by hiring aguide . Every city of any historic importance breeds a class of mortals that are bornguides ; they have come to belong to the "staffage" of picturesque surroundings; and in this respect Prague is happily yet unspoilt.
Adocument orbook that offers information orinstruction ;guidebook . Asign that guides people;guidepost . Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quickreference . Synonym oflegend , akey tosymbols ,abbreviations , andterms on amap ,chart ,etc. Adevice that guides part of amachine , or guidesmotion oraction .A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in awater wheel . Agrooved director for aprobe orknife insurgery . ( printing , dated ) A strip or device to direct thecompositor 's eye to the line of copy being set. ( occult ) Aspirit believed to speak through amedium .1936 , Rollo Ahmed,The Black Art , London: Long, page75 :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.
( military ) A member of a groupmarching information who sets thepattern ofmovement oralignment for the rest.someone who guides
—see also leader Altai:Southern Altai:јол баштаачы ( ǰol baštaačï ) Arabic:مُرْشِد (ar) m ( muršid ) ,مُرْشِد سِيَاحِيّ m ( muršid siyāḥiyy ) Egyptian Arabic:دليل m ( dalīl ) Armenian:ուղեկցորդ (hy) ( uġekcʻord ) ,զբոսավար (hy) ( zbosavar ) ,գիդ (hy) ( gid ) Asturian:guía m or f Azerbaijani:bələdçi (az) ,salıqçı Basque:gida Belarusian:гід m ( hid ) ,экскурсаво́д m ( ekskursavód ) ,правадні́к m ( pravadník ) ,правадні́ца f ( pravadníca ) Bengali:মুর্শিদ (bn) ( murśid ) Bulgarian:вода́ч (bg) m ( vodáč ) ,екскурзово́д (bg) m ( ekskurzovód ) ,гид m ( gid ) Burmese:လမ်းပြ (my) ( lam:pra. ) Catalan:guia (ca) m or f Chinese:Cantonese:導遊 / 导游 ( dou6 jau4 ) or導游 / 导游 ( dou6 jau4 ) Mandarin:導遊 / 导游 (zh) ( dǎoyóu ) or導游 / 导游 (zh) ( dǎoyóu ) Czech:průvodce (cs) m ,průvodkyně (cs) f Danish:guide (da) c Dutch:gids (nl) Esperanto:gvidisto ,gvidanto Estonian:giid ,reisijuht Faroese:ferðaleiðari m Finnish:opas (fi) French:guide (fr) m or f Galician:guía (gl) m or f Georgian:წინამძღოლი ( c̣inamʒɣoli ) ,მეგზური ( megzuri ) ,გიდი ( gidi ) German:Reiseleiter (de) m ,Reiseleiterin (de) f ,Fremdenführer (de) m ,Fremdenführerin (de) f Greek:ξεναγός (el) m ( xenagós ) Ancient Greek:ὁδηγός m ( hodēgós ) ,ἀγωγός m ( agōgós ) Haitian Creole:gid Hebrew:מורה דרך (he) ( morei-deréch ) ,מדריך m ( madríkh ) Hindi:मार्गदर्शक (hi) m ( mārgadarśak ) ,रहनुमा (hi) m ( rahnumā ) Hungarian:vezető (hu) ,idegenvezető (hu) ,túravezető (hu) ,kalauz (hu) Icelandic:leiðsögumaður (is) m Indonesian:pemandu (id) Irish:treoraí m Italian:guida (it) f Japanese:案内人 (ja) ( あんないにん, annainin ) ,案内役 ( あんないやく, annai yaku ) ,ツアーガイド (ja) ( tsuāgaido ) ,引率者 ( いんそつしゃ, insotsusha ) Korean:안내인(案內人) (ko) ( annaein ) ,가이드 (ko) ( gaideu ) ,길잡이 ( giljabi ) ,관광 가이드 ( gwan'gwang gaideu ) ,여행 가이드 ( yeohaeng gaideu ) Kurdish:Northern Kurdish:rêzan (ku) m Latin:dux (la) Latvian:gids m ,pavadonis m Lithuanian:gidas m ,vadovas m ,vedlys m Macedonian:водич (mk) m ( vodič ) Malayalam:വഴികാട്ടി (ml) ( vaḻikāṭṭi ) Maltese:gwida Māori:kaiārahi ,here (mi) Mauritian Creole:gid Mongolian:Cyrillic:газарч (mn) ( gazarč ) Norman:dgide m ( Jersey ) Norwegian:Bokmål:guide m Nynorsk:guide m Old English:lādtēow m Persian:Iranian Persian:راهْنَما ( râhnamâ ) ,رَهْبَر ( rahbar ) Polish:przewodnik (pl) m ,przewodniczka (pl) f Portuguese:guia (pt) m or f Romanian:ghid (ro) m Russian:гид (ru) m ( gid ) ,экскурсово́д (ru) m ( ekskursovód ) ,проводни́к (ru) m ( provodník ) ,проводни́ца (ru) f ( provodníca ) Scottish Gaelic:neach-iùil m Serbo-Croatian:Cyrillic:во̀дӣч m Latin:vòdīč (sh) m Slovak:sprievodca (sk) m ,sprievodkyňa f Slovene:vodič (sl) m ,vodnik m Spanish:guía (es) m Swahili:kiongozi (sw) Swedish:guide (sv) c Tagalog:patnubay ,gabay Tajik:роҳнамо (tg) ( rohnamo ) Tatar:йөртүче ( yörtüçe ) ,озата баручы ( ozata baruçı ) ,юл күрсәтүче ( yul kürsätüçe ) ,экскурсия үткәрүче ( eksqürsiyä ütkärüçe ) Thai:มัคคุเทศก์ (th) ( mák-kú-têet ) Tocharian B:ṣarpṣūkiññe Turkish:rehber (tr) Ottoman Turkish:قلاووز ( kılavuz ) ,رهبر ( rehber ) ,بدرقه ( bedreka, bedraka ) Ukrainian:гід (uk) m ( hid ) ,екскурсово́д (uk) m ( ekskursovód ) ,провідни́к m ( providnýk ) ,провідни́ця f ( providnýcja ) Urdu:رَہْنُما m ( rahnumā ) ,رَہْبَر m ( rahbar ) Vietnamese:hướng dẫn viên Volapük:( ♂♀ ) tävageidan ,( ♂ ) tävahigeidan ,( ♀ ) tävajigeidan ,( ♂♀ ) geidan (vo) ,( ♂ ) higeidan ,( ♀ ) jigeidan Záparo:akamínu
document, book
Arabic:دَلِيل (ar) m ( dalīl ) Armenian:ձեռնարկ (hy) ( jeṙnark ) ,ուղեցույց (hy) ( uġecʻuycʻ ) Asturian:guía f Basque:gida Belarusian:кіраўні́цтва n ( kirawníctva ) ,даве́днік m ( davjédnik ) ,даро́жнiк m ( daróžnik ) Bulgarian:ръково́дство (bg) n ( rǎkovódstvo ) ,пътеводи́тел (bg) m ( pǎtevodítel ) ,гид m ( gid ) Catalan:guia (ca) f Chinese:Cantonese:指南 ( zi2 naam4 ) Mandarin:指南 (zh) ( zhǐnán ) Czech:průvodce (cs) m ,příručka (cs) f Danish:guide (da) c ,vejledning c Dutch:gids (nl) m Finnish:opas (fi) ,opaskirja (fi) French:guide (fr) m Galician:guía (gl) f German:Anleitung (de) f ,Führer (de) m Greek:εγχειρίδιο (el) ( encheirídio ) Hungarian:útmutató (hu) ,útikönyv (hu) ,kézikönyv (hu) ,szakkönyv (hu) Icelandic:leiðsögurit n Indonesian:panduan (id) ,pedoman (id) Irish:treoir f Italian:guida (it) Japanese:手引き (ja) ( てびき, tebiki ) ,説明書 (ja) ( せつめいしょ, setsumei sho ) ,案内書 (ja) ( あんないしょ, annai sho ) ,ガイド (ja) ( gaido ) ,ガイドブック (ja) ( gaidobukku ) Korean:가이드 (ko) ( gaideu ) ,안내서(案內書) (ko) ( annaeseo ) Latvian:ceļvedis m ,rokasgrāmata f Lithuanian:vadovas m Macedonian:во́дич (mk) m ( vódič ) ,у́патство n ( úpatstvo ) Maltese:ktieb gwida Māori:pukatohu ,pukapuka arahi Norwegian:Bokmål:guide m Nynorsk:guide m Persian:Iranian Persian:راهْنَما ( râhnamâ ) ,کِتابِ راهْنَما ( ketâb-e râhnamâ ) Polish:przewodnik (pl) m ,poradnik (pl) m ,instrukcja (pl) f Portuguese:guia (pt) m Romanian:ghid (ro) n Russian:руково́дство (ru) n ( rukovódstvo ) ,путеводи́тель (ru) m ( putevodítelʹ ) ,гайд (ru) m ( gajd ) Scottish Gaelic:leabhar-iùil m Serbo-Croatian:Cyrillic:упу̀тство n ,во̀дӣч m Latin:upùtstvo (sh) n ,vòdīč (sh) m Slovak:príručka f ,prievodca m Slovene:vodnik m ,vodič (sl) m Spanish:guía (es) f Swahili:mwongozo (sw) Swedish:guidebok (sv) c ,guide (sv) c Tagalog:gabay Thai:คู่มือการเดินทาง ( kûu-mʉʉ-gaan-dəən-taang ) Turkish:rehber (tr) Ukrainian:керівни́цтво (uk) n ( kerivnýctvo ) ,путівни́к m ( putivnýk ) Urdu:رَہْنُما m ( rahnumā ) Vietnamese:sách hướng dẫn Volapük:geidian (vo) ,tävageidian
any marking or object that provides quick reference
occultism: spirit who speaks through a medium
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military: one who sets the pattern in a formation
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FromMiddle English guiden , fromOld French guider , fromOld Occitan guidar , fromFrankish *wītan ( “ to show the way, lead ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *wītaną ( “ to see, know; go, depart ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *weyd- ( “ to see, know ” ) .
guide (third-person singular simple present guides ,present participle guiding ,simple past and past participle guided )
To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.c. 1607–1608 (date written) ,William Shakespeare , [George Wilkins ?],The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. [ … ] , London: [ … ] [William White andThomas Creede ] for Henry Gosson, [ … ] , published1609 ,→OCLC ,[Act II, scene i] :And that you'dguide me to your Soueraignes Court,
2012 ,BioWare ,Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction ), Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→OCLC , PC, scene:Citadel :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.
Tosteer ornavigate , especially aship or as apilot . To exertcontrol orinfluence over someone or something. Tosupervise theeducation ortraining of someone. ( intransitive ) To act as a guide.to serve as a guide person
Arabic:دَلَّ (ar) ( dalla ) ,هَدَى ( hadā ) ,أَرْشَدَ ( ʔaršada ) Asturian:guiar Belarusian:праводзіць ( pravódzicʹ ) Bulgarian:водя (bg) ( vodja ) ,превеждам (bg) impf ( preveždam ) ,преводя pf ( prevodja ) Burmese:လမ်းပြ (my) ( lam:pra. ) Catalan:guiar (ca) ,menar (ca) Chinese:Mandarin:導游 / 导游 (zh) ( dǎoyóu ) Cimbrian:büuran Czech:provést (cs) Dutch:gidsen (nl) Esperanto:gvidi Estonian:juhatama ,suunama Finnish:opastaa (fi) French:guider (fr) Galician:guiar German:führen (de) Greek:οδηγώ (el) ( odigó ) Ancient Greek:ἡγέομαι ( hēgéomai ) Haitian Creole:gide Hindi:मार्गदर्शक (hi) m ( mārgadarśak ) Hungarian:kalauzol (hu) ,vezet (hu) ,irányít (hu) Icelandic:leiðsegja Ido:guidar (io) Irish:treoraigh Italian:guidare (it) Japanese:案内する (ja) ( あんないする, annai suru ) Korean:안내하다 (ko) ( annaehada ) Latin:dērigō Macedonian:во́ди impf ( vódi ) ,упа́тува impf ( upátuva ) Maltese:tigwida ,turi Māori:arahi ,here (mi) Norwegian:Bokmål:guide Nynorsk:guide ,guida Occitan:guidar (oc) Old English:wīsian Portuguese:guiar (pt) Russian:быть проводнико́м impf ( bytʹ provodnikóm ) ,вести́ (ru) impf ( vestí ) ,провожа́ть (ru) impf ( provožátʹ ) ,проводи́ть (ru) pf ( provodítʹ ) Sanskrit:नयति (sa) ( nayati ) Spanish:guiar (es) Swedish:guida (sv) Tatar:озатырга ( ozatırğa ) ,йөртергә (tt) ( yörtergä ) ,үткәрергә ( ütkärergä ) Turkish:Ottoman Turkish:گوتورمك ( götürmek ) Ukrainian:проводи́ти pf ( provodýty ) ,вести́ (uk) impf ( vestý ) ,бу́ти провіднико́м impf ( búty providnykóm ) Venetan:menar (vec)
to steer or navigate a ship
—see also navigate to exert control or influence
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guide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “guide”, inThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , 4th edition, Boston, Mass.:Houghton Mifflin ,2000 ,→ISBN . “guide ”, inDictionary.com Unabridged ,Dictionary.com, LLC , 1995–present. "guide " inWordNet 2.0 , Princeton University, 2003. FromEnglish guide .
guide
( Hong Kong Cantonese ) toguide guide 住 佢 做嘢 [Cantonese ] ― gaai1 zyu6 keoi5 zou6 je5 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) FromOld French guide , borrowed fromOld Occitan guida , from the verbguidar , ultimately ofGermanic origin, possibly throughMedieval Latin ; compareFrankish *wītan . Supplanted the olderOld French guier , of the same origin. CompareItalian guida ,Spanish guía . Seeguider for more information.
guide m (plural guides )
guide personguidebook , or setitinerary "guide " in theWordReference Dictionnaire Français-Anglais , WordReference.com LLC, 2006. guide f
plural ofguida Borrowed fromEnglish guide .
guide m (definite singular guiden ,indefinite plural guider ,definite plural guidene )
aguide ( person who guides tourists ) aguide ( handbook, e.g. for tourists ) guide (imperative guid ,present tense guider ,passive guides ,simple past and past participle guida or guidet ,present participle guidende )
toguide ( usually tourists ) Borrowed fromEnglish guide .
guide m (definite singular guiden ,indefinite plural guidar ,definite plural guidane )
aguide ( person who guides tourists ) aguide ( handbook, e.g. for tourists ) guide (present tense guidar ,past tense guida ,past participle guida ,passive infinitive guidast ,present participle guidande ,imperative guide /guid )
toguide ( usually tourists ) guide m or f
aguide ( person who guides ) FromProto-Celtic *gʷedyā , fromProto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-yeh₂ .
guide f (genitive guide ,nominative plural guidi )
verbal noun ofguidid c. 800–825 , Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published inThesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 132a 10ci a{s}⟨r⟩id·roga⟨r⟩t dímsa doguidi -siu, a Dǽ although he has forbidden me topray to you, O God prayer c. 808 ,Félire Oengusso , Epilogue, line 421; republished as Whitley Stokes, transl.,Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee , Harrison & Sons,1905 :Inguide ro·ngád-sa, ní ar ulc fri doíni. Theprayer that I have prayed, it is not for evil onto humanity. Initial mutations of a following adjective:
H = triggers aspirationL = triggers lenitionN = triggers nasalizationMutation ofguide radical lenition nasalization guide guide pronounced with /ɣ-/ nguide
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
guide c
guide ( person who guides ) Synonym: vägledare ( computing ) wizard ( program or script used to simplify complex operations ) Synonym: assistent