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guide

noun
/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.

  1. derived from *weyd-✻ — “to see, know”
  2. derived from *wītaną✻ — “to see, know; go, depart”
  3. derived from *wītan✻ — “to show the way, lead”
  4. derived from guida
  5. derived from guide
  6. inherited from guide

Definitions

  1. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an…

    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.

    • The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.
    • He will be our guide, even unto death.

  2. A document or book that offers information or instruction

    A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.

  3. A sign that guides people

    A sign that guides people; guidepost.

  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.

    2. Synonym of legend, a key to symbols, abbreviations, and terms on a map, chart, etc.

    3. A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.

    4. 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.

    5. A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment…

      A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.

    6. To serve as a guide for someone or something

      To serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.

      • And that you'd guide me to your Soueraignes Court,

    7. To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.

    8. To exert control or influence over someone or something.

      • A good man sheweth fauour and lendeth: he will guide his affaires with discretion.

    9. To supervise the education or training of someone.

    10. To act as a guide.

    11. A village in Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7025).

    12. A county of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at guide. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at guide. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at guide

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA