GUIDE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of guide – Learner’s Dictionary

guide
noun [ C ]
uk
/ɡaɪd/
us

guide noun [C] (PERSON)

A2
someone whose job is to show interesting places to visitors, or to help people get somewhere:
a tour guide

guide noun [C] (BOOK)

B1
a book that gives information about something or tells you how to do something:
a user's guide

guide noun [C] (PLAN)

something that helps you plan or decide what to do:
[ usually singular ] Parents use this report as a guide when choosing schools for their children.
Guide (also Girl Guide, uk
)
a girl who belongs to an organization in the UK that teaches practical things like living outside, and how to work as part of a team
the Guides
an organization in the UK that teaches girls practical skills and how to work as part of a team
guide
verb [ T ]
uk
/ɡaɪd/
us

guide verb [T] (GO)

B1
to help someone or something go somewhere:
These missiles are guided by computers.
He gently guided her back to her seat.

guide verb [T] (ADVISE)

to tell someone what they should do:
She had no one to guide her as a teenager.

(Definition of guide from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of guide

in Chinese (Traditional)
書, 指南,要覽,手冊, 旅行指南…
in Chinese (Simplified)
书, 指南,要览,手册, 旅行指南…
in Spanish
guía, guiar, aconsejar…
in Portuguese
guia, guiar, orientar…
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एखादे पुस्तक जे आपल्याला एखाद्या विशिष्ट विषयाबद्दल सर्वात महत्वाची माहिती देते, एक मार्गदर्शक पुस्तक, मार्गदर्शक…
(旅行などの)ガイド, 案内人, ガイドブック…
turist rehberi, rehber kitapçık, el kitabı…
guide [masculine], guide [masculine-feminine], indication [feminine]…
guia, guiar…
de weg wijzen, leiden, instrueren…
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட விஷயத்தைப் பற்றிய மிக முக்கியமான தகவல்களை உங்களுக்கு வழங்கும் ஒரு புத்தகம், ஒரு வழிகாட்டி புத்தகம், ஒரு நபர் யாருடைய வேலை பார்வையாளர்களுக்கு ஒரு இடம் அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியைக் காட்டுகிறது…
(पुस्तक) गाइड, कुंजी, किसी विषय के बारे में महत्वपूर्ण जानकारी देने वाली किताब…
માર્ગદર્શિકા, ભોમિયો, ગાઈડ…
vise vej, lede, føre…
visa vägen, vägleda, styra…
memandu, pemandu, buku panduan…
führen, lenken, der Führer…
håndbok [masculine], veiledning [masculine], guide [masculine]…
گائیڈ, رہنمائی کرنے والا (ایک ایسا کتابچہ جو کسی خاص چیزیا جگہ کے بارے میں اہم معلومات مہیا کرائے), گائیڈ بک…
бути провідником, вести, направляти…
гид, экскурсовод, путеводитель…
గైడ్/ ఒక నిర్దిష్ట విషయం గురించి మీకు అత్యంత ముఖ్యమైన సమాచారాన్ని అందించే పుస్తకం, ఒక మార్గదర్శక పుస్తకం, మార్గాదేశకుడు…
مُرْشِد, دَليل, يُرْشِد…
গাইড, কোনো পু্স্তক বা পুস্তিকা যা থেকে নির্দিষ্ট বিষয় সম্পর্কে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ প্রয়োজনীয় তথ্য সংগ্রহ করা সম্ভব।, একটি গাইড বই…
vést, řídit, usměrnit…
membimbing, menuntun, pemandu…
แนะนำ, ควบคุม, มัคคุเทศก์…
chỉ đường, chỉ dẫn, người hướng dẫn…
przewodni-k/czka, przewodnik, pomoc…
안내, 안내 책자, 안내하다…
guida (persona), guida (libro), guidare…
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