- guide
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 sth that helps you plan what you are going to doADJECTIVE▪ approximate, general, rough▪ accurateVERB + GUIDE▪ give (sb), provide (sb with)▪ use sth as▪
Use the table below as a guide to how much detergent to use.
PHRASES▪ be just a guide, be only a guide▪Remember, this chart is only a guide.
PREPOSITION▪ guide as to▪These figures give a rough guide as to the sales we can expect.
▪ guide to2 book that gives information about a subjectADJECTIVE▪ excellent, good▪ essential, handy, helpful, informative, invaluable, practical, reliable, useful, valuable▪ basic, brief, quick, short, simple▪ complete, comprehensive, definitive, in-depth▪This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.
▪ step-by-step▪a step-by-step guide to creating your own website
▪ illustrated▪ pocket▪ how-to, study, survival▪a survival guide for business managers
▪ media (AmE)▪ pronunciation, reference▪The book contains a quick reference guide to essential grammar at the back.
▪ resource (AmE)▪ curriculum (AmE)▪ voter (AmE)▪ TV▪ field▪ electronic, interactive, onlinePREPOSITION▪ guide to▪a guide to British birds
3 personADJECTIVE▪ tour, tourist▪Our tour guide showed us around the old town.
▪ experienced, professional▪ local, native▪ mountain, river▪ spiritualVERB + GUIDE▪ act as, be▪He agreed to go with them and act as their guide.
4 book for touristsADJECTIVE▪ holiday (BrE), travel▪ hotel, restaurant▪ city, streetVERB + GUIDE▪ consult▪I consulted my guide as I walked around the cathedral.
▪ write▪ publish{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 influence sb's actionsVERB + GUIDE▪ help (to)▪the information and data which help guide the affairs of the business
▪ serve to▪This book will serve to guide you in the fulfilment of a successful relationship.
▪ try toPREPOSITION▪ into▪the ways in which young people are guided into employment
▪ on▪Schools were firmly guided on the details of the curriculum
2 explain sth/help sbADVERB▪ carefully▪Their teacher carefully guides them through rehearsals.
▪ expertly▪They guide you expertly through the whole process.
VERB + GUIDE▪ help (to)PREPOSITION▪ in▪He guided me in my research.
▪ on▪a document guiding teachers on how to maintain discipline
▪ through▪He guided us through the intricacies of the divorce law.
3 help sb moveADVERB▪ carefully, gently▪He took her arm, gently guiding her.
PREPOSITION▪ across, along, etc.▪She guided him across the busy road.
▪ to, towards/toward▪He guided her hand to his face.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
