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- [gahy-did]
- /ˈgaɪ dɪd/
- /ɡaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gahy-did]
- /ˈgaɪ dɪd/
Definitions of guided word
- adjective guided accompanied by a guide: a guided tour. 1
- adjective guided supervised or controlled: a guided beam. 1
- verb with object guided to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest. 1
- verb with object guided to accompany (a sightseer) to show points of interest and to explain their meaning or significance. 1
- verb with object guided to force (a person, object, or animal) to move in a certain path. 1
- verb with object guided to supply (a person) with advice or counsel, as in practical or spiritual affairs. 1
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Origin of guided
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; guide + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Guided
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guided popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
guided usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for guided
adjective guided
- monomaniacal — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- governed — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- inspired — aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.
Antonyms for guided
verb guided
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
- left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).
- neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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