- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tour
- tourist
- experienced
- …
- act as
- be
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- tour
- tourist
- experienced
- …
- act as
- be
- 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.
- guide to something a Guide to Family Health
- guide to doing something a step-by-step guide to creating your own website
- guide for somebody/something 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- essential
- …
- guide to
- (also guidebook)a book that gives information about a place for travellers or tourists
- He has written a number of travel guides.
- I consulted my guide as I walked around the cathedral.
- guide to something a guide to Italy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- holiday
- travel
- hotel
- …
- consult
- write
- publish
- …
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- approximate
- general
- rough
- …
- give (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- use something as
- …
- be just a guide
- be only a guide
- guide as to
- guide to
- Guide(also old-fashioned Girl Guide)(both British English)(US English Girl Scout)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 brownieCultureThe organization for girls called the Guides (and formerly called the Girl Guides Association) was started in 1910 as an equivalent to the Scouts (formerly called the Boy Scouts). It encourages practical skills and a helpful attitude to other people. In Britain, Guides are divided into four groups: Rainbows (aged 5 to 7), Brownies (aged 7 to 10), Guides (aged 10 to 14), and the Senior Section, consisting of Ranger Guides and Young Leaders (aged 14 to 25). Adult helpers in the Guides Association are called Guiders.
person
book/magazine
something that helps you decide
girl
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French guide (noun), guider (verb), of Germanic origin.
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