Guiding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guide \Guide\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Guiding}.] [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob.
     of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed
     to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob.
     meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf.
     {Wit}, {Guy} a rope, {Gye.}]


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     1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or
        path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler.
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              I wish . . . you 'ld guide me to your sovereign's
              court.                                --Shak.
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     2. To regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to
        superintend the training or education of; to instruct and
        influence intellectually or morally; to train.
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              He will guide his affairs with discretion. --Ps.
                                                    cxii. 5.
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              The meek will he guide in judgment.   --Ps. xxv. 9.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  guiding
       adj 1: exerting control or influence; "a guiding principle"
       2: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction
          on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the
          directional role of science on industrial progress" [syn:
          {directing}, {directional}, {directive}]