Dictionary definition · guide
noun
- someone employed to conduct others
- someone who shows the way by leading or advising
- something that offers basic information or instruction
- a model or standard for making comparisons
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
- a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
verb
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- take somebody somewhere"we led him to our chief"
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive"The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
- use as a guide"They had the lights to guide on"
- pass over, across, or through"He ran his eyes over her body"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).