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noun 
  1. someone who
    1. Verb, guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.
    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. a device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
    6. (occult) a spirit believed to speak through a medium.
    7. (military) a member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
Translations: 
  • Spanish: seí±al
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verb (guides, guiding, guided)
  1. to serve as a guide for someone or something.
  2. to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
  3. to exert control or influence over someone or something.
  4. to supervise the education or training of someone.
  5. (intransitive) to act as a guide.
Translations: 
  • Spanish: guiar
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: Originated 1325"75 from Middle English verb giden or noun gide, from Old French verb guider or French, noun guide, from Old Proveníal guida, from guidar, from Germanic; see (proto, Indo-European, weid-).


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