guide

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ɡaɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #2794

Meanings

1

noun
A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey.

The guide showed us all the best parts of the city.
2

verb
To lead or show someone the way.

She guided us through the dark forest with a torch.
3

noun
A book or document that gives information or instructions.

I bought a travel guide before the trip.
4

verb
To influence or control how something develops.

Strong values guided every decision she made.

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1 noun · a person who shows others... guider

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Word family

Forms guidedguidesguidingunguided

Derived forms autoguidebeguideforeguideguidableguidablyguidageguidanceguideboardguidebookguidecraftguideeguideless

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guide dog
a dog trained to assist visually impaired people

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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.

*weyd- Proto-Indo-European guide Middle English guida pro *wītan frk *wītaną Proto-Germanic

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# guide

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡaɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 2794

## Meanings
1. A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey.
2. To lead or show someone the way.
3. A book or document that gives information or instructions.
4. To influence or control how something develops.

## Examples
- The guide showed us all the best parts of the city.
- She guided us through the dark forest with a torch.
- I bought a travel guide before the trip.
- Strong values guided every decision she made.

## Synonyms
- interpreter

## Derived Forms
- autoguide
- beguide
- foreguide
- guidable
- guidably
- guidage
- guidance
- guideboard
- guidebook
- guidecraft
- guidee
- guideless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyd-
- Root: guide
- Root: guida
- Root: *wītan
- Root: *wītaną

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Guide is recorded 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. In current use, the main senses are “A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey” and “To lead or show someone the way”.

## Topics
- People & Society

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