Meaning of guide In English

• 0 a book that gives you the most important information about a particular subject:

  • a hotel/wine guide

  • a guide to the birds of North America

  • a guide to Spain

  • travel guides

• 1 something that helps you form an opinion or make a decision about something else:

  • I never follow recipes exactly when I cook - I just use them as rough guides.

• 2 a person whose job is showing a place or a particular route to visitors:

  • We hired a guide to take us up into the mountains.

  • a tour guide

• 3 a person or thing that influences what you do or think:

  • Let your conscience be your guide.

• 4 to show someone how to do something difficult:

  • Our lawyer guided us through the more complicated questions on the form.

• 5 to show people around a place:

  • The curator guided us through the gallery, pointing out the most famous paintings in the collection.

  • a guided tour of the city

  • The shop assistant guided me to the shelf where the gardening books were displayed.

  • The runway lights guide the plane in to land.

  • He took my arm and guided me to the bar.

• 6 to make something move in the direction in that you want it to go:

  • The pilot guided the plane onto the runway.

  • She guided the child's head and arms into the T-shirt.

• 7 to influence someone's behaviour:

  • Trust your own judgment and don't be guided by what anyone else thinks.

• 8 a girl between ten and 14 years old who is a member of the Guides organization

• 9 a person whose job it is to show a place or a route to visitors:

  • Our tour guide in Rome was a lovely young woman who spoke perfect English.

  • a travel guide

  • a guide to the best restaurants

  • a tax guide

• 10 to show a place or a route to visitors:

  • She guided me into her living room and offered me a seat on her couch.

  • We took a guided tour of (= A guide showed us) the historic houses in Newport.

  • If you want to learn how to use the computer, it has a program that will guide you through it (= show you how to use it).

  • Public policy must be guided by the best information available.

• 11 something that helps you form an opinion or make a decision about something else:

  • Examine your financial goals using the checklist on page 120 as a guide.

  • a guide to sth GDP is not always a reliable guide to the health of an economy.

  • As a rough guide, expect to pay up to €500 for a basic website.

• 12 a book, website, etc. that gives you the most important information about a particular subject:

  • a useful guide for new investors

  • a guide to sth The website is an online consumer guide to the best electronic products.

• 13 a person whose job is showing a place or a particular route to visitors:

  • Our guide was full of wonderful stories.

• 14 to help someone form an opinion or make a decision:

  • The survey is used to guide interest rate policy.

  • Public opinion is guided by the mass media.

  • A love of risk and adventure has guided his career.

• 15 to show someone how to do something difficult:

  • guide sb through/to/toward sth Our lawyer guided us through the more complicated questions on the form.

  • The new system is designed to guide consumers to the cheapest and simplest loan offers.

  • A team of advisors was hired to guide the company forward.

• 16 to take someone somewhere, or make something move in the direction in which you want it to go:

  • guide sb/sth around/into/toward sth A series of signs guide visitors around the factory.

  • Guide the motor carefully into place and secure it with the screws.