guiar

/ˈɡjaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
guio
preterite (eu)
guiei
past participle
guiado

Meaning

  1. to guide

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

orientar

guiar is a general everyday guide, and can also mean "to drive" a vehicle; orientar is more about advisory guidance, like a mentor orienting a student.

pautar

guiar is a general everyday guide; pautar means to guide by setting guidelines, formal, like "pautar-se por," to be guided by a standard.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

guiar

guiar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to guide."

Practice

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