Collocations for "guide"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "guide" in context.
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guide
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [hotel, restaurant, tour, city] guide
- a [good, terrible, comprehensive] guide
- [an instructions, a setup] guide
- a [buyer's, seller's] guide
- an online guide
- can find the guide online
- follow a [price, style] guide
- follow the guide [closely, loosely]
- [buy, need, pick up] a guide (for)
- it says in the guide that
- a guide to the [city, area]
- a guide to [the internet, home repair]
- a guide for new [parents, users]
- a guide to your [physical condition, health, stress levels]
- [an idiot's, a complete, a beginner's] guide to (the internet)
- can [be, provide] an accurate guide to
- can [be] a good guide as to
- [look for, find, act as] a spiritual guide
- [led, directed] by a guide
- [axle, bolt, rail] guides
- a guide book
- UK: a guide dog
- guide (the) [students, visitors, tourists] (around)
- guide them around the [city, school]
- guided through the [museum, city]
- guided me through [hard times, the divorce]
- guide me to the nearest [telephone, bathroom, gas station]
- guide a [tour, demonstration]
- guide a [plane, hot air balloon, glider]
- guide a [plane] [to, down, towards]
- guided by [instinct, common sense, anger]
- let yourself be guided by [instinct]
- guided by the [dream, memory] of
- guided by the [light, sound]
- guided by his [voice, touch]
- guided to the [bathroom, exit]
- guide her hand [on, around]
- [support, inspire] and guide
- [light, signs] to guide the way
'guide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Australia
- Greek
- Italian
- Japanese
- Netherlands
- amateur
- beginning
- bird
- blind
- booklet
- buyer
- climbing
- complete
- comprehensive
- definitive
- destination
- downtown
- easy
- essential
- field
- framework
- gadget
- grid
- handy
- helpful
- how
- idiot
- illustrate
- impaired
- intern
- invaluable
- investor
- landmark
- lantern
- lead
- mankind
- maverick
- mentor
- museum
- operating
- operator
- photographer
- pocket
- practical
- readiness
- recruit
- redundant
- reference
- research
- rough