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direct vs guide

guide vs direct

direct is not a noun while guide is a noun.

direct is an adjective but guide is not an adjective.

direct and guide both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but guide is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
guide Yes No Yes No
As verbs, direct and guide are synonyms defined as:
  • direct and guide: take somebody somewhere
Other synonyms of direct include conduct, lead, take.
As verbs, direct and guide are synonyms defined as:
  • direct and guide: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Other synonyms of direct include channelise, channelize, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer.
As verbs, guide is a hyponym of direct; that is, guide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:
  • direct: govern or manage
  • guide: be a guiding or motivating force or drive
Other hyponyms of direct include give, have, hold, make, throw, steer, head, lead, operate, run, administer.
direct (noun) guide (noun)
a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
a model or standard for making comparisons
something that offers basic information or instruction
someone employed to conduct others
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
someone who shows the way by leading or advising
direct (adjective) guide (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
direct (verb) guide (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) pass over, across, or through
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public take somebody somewhere
command with authority direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction use as a guide
put an address on (an envelope) be a guiding or motivating force or drive
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
direct (adverb) guide (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and guide

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