Guide ɡaɪd Book I Rough Noun Tour Showed

• our tour guide showed us around the old town.
• we hired a local guide to get us across the mountains.
• a guru is the spiritual guide of his students.
• his elder sister had been his guide, counsellor and friend.

guide

1. a person who shows other people the way to a place, especially somebody employed to show tourists around interesting places
• Our tour guide showed us around the old town.
• We hired a local guide to get us across the mountains.
2. a person who advises you on how to live and behave
• A guru is the spiritual guide of his students.
• His elder sister had been his guide, counsellor and friend.
3. a book, magazine, app, etc. that gives you information, help or instructions about something
• Let's have a look at the TV guide and see what's on.
• a Guide to Family Health
• a step-by-step guide to creating your own website
• study guides for mathematics and physics
• an essential guide for every new parent

Extra Examples

• The book contains a quick reference guide to essential grammar at the back.
• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.
• a field guide to British birds
• a survival guide for business managers
• You can download a brief guide to getting started here.
4. a book that gives information about a place for travellers or tourists
• SEE ALSO audio guide
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/audio-guide
• He has written a number of travel guides.
• I consulted my guide as I walked around the cathedral.
• a guide to Italy
5. something that gives you enough information to be able to make a decision about something or form an opinion
• As a rough guide, allow half a cup of rice per person.
• I let my feelings be my guide.

Extra Examples

• Remember, this chart is only a guide.
• As a general guide, large dogs need more exercise than small ones.
• Use the table below as a guide to how much detergent to use.
• As a guide, the largest pie will feed twelve.
• It should only be used as an approximate guide.
• These figures should be taken as a rough guide.
• These figures give a rough guide as to the sales we can expect.
6. a member of an organization (called the Guides or the Girl Scouts) that is similar to the Scouts and that trains girls in practical skills and does a lot of activities with them, for example camping
• COMPARE brownie
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/brownie

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French guide (noun), guider (verb), of Germanic origin.