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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Guide

Guide, v. t.

verbtransitive

(gīd, 72), v. t. [ĭmp. & p. p. GUIDED; p. pr. & vb. n. GUIDING.] [Fr. guider, Pr. guidar, guizar, guiar, Sp. & Pg. guiar, It. guidare, from Goth. vitan, to watch over, give heed to, A-S. wītan.] 1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; to pilot; as, to guide an enemy or a traveler who is not acquainted with the road or course. I wish you'd guide me to your sovereign's court. Shak. 2. To regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to superintend the training or education of; to instruct and influence intellectually and morally; to train; to influence. He will guide his affairs with discretion. Ps. cxii. 5.

Guide, n.

noun

n. [Fr. guide, Pr. guida, guit, Sp. guia, It. guida. See supra.] 1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or course; a conductor.

Sense 2. One who directs another in his conduct or course of life; a director; a regulator. He will be our guide, even unto death. Ps. xlviii. 14.

Sense 3. (Mil.) A non-commissioned officer placed on the directing flank of each subdivision of a column of troops to conduct it. His duty is to follow in the trace of, to keep at the proper distance from, and to maintain the step of, the leading guide.