Guided
['ɡaɪdɪd]
Definition
(adj.) subject to guidance or control especially after launching; 'a guided missile' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Guide
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Examples
- Not to mention that women and children are most subject to pity, as being most guided by that faculty. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The vulgar are commonly guided by the first, and wise men by the second. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I shall be guided, replies George, entirely by it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Why, as for the duke, said Montagu, he was wholly guided in this business by Lord Worcester. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Her severe face had no thread of relaxation in it, by which any explorer could have been guided to the gloomy labyrinth of her thoughts. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- At the home I was guided to the library by an Irish servant-woman, to whom I communicated my knowledge of the definite locality of the sample joint. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Sadly and slowly I stemmed my course from among the heaps of slain, and, guided by the twinkling lights of the town, at length reached Rodosto. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Pray allow yourself to be guided by a more mature and practical mind hereafter when in need of wise counsel. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Gradually his thoughts found words in the utterance: 'Why should I claim to guide men before I myself am guided? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We, Sir, we, are guided entirely by the statement of our client. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the accompanying illustration we see St. homas inspired by Christ in glory, guided by Moses, St . eter, and the Evangelists, and instructed by Aristotle and Plato. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- His wisdom guided all. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I promise ye naught and I advise ye naught; but I bid ye keep your heart up, and be guided by circumstances. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I was guided by my father, because I had always found him the truest of all advisers, the best and fondest of all protectors and friends. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It was a trial to come down from such motion or such stillness, only guided by her own sweet will, to the even and decorous pace necessary in streets. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But I thought it was right, Elinor, said Marianne, to be guided wholly by the opinion of other people. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Hypothesis is confirmed and modified by action, and action is guided by hypothesis. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Everyone who knows you, consults with you, and is guided by you, Agnes. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- As things were, Mr. Luker must be guided by his own interests. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Consequently they have to be directed or guided. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Perhaps its newness, or perhaps the accuracy of his observation of its general look, guided Gaffer to a ready conclusion. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I did not need to be guided to the well-known room, to which I had so often been summoned for chastisement or reprimand in former days. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I thank Him hearty for having guided of me, in His own ways, to my darling! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The latter was seated in front, and guided the carriage by means of a handle, which turned the fore wheels. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- If you reach Lynchburg, you will have to be guided in your after movements by the information you obtain. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Guided by the sound, we soon found him helpless in a dark recess. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Guided by practiced hands it moves swiftly out into the yard, turns sharply and enters the final inspection line. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Those who move in the lowest, equally with those who move in the most elevated rank in society, may be guided by his instructions. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The fierce jungle would make easy prey of this unprotected stranger in a very short time if he were not guided quickly to the beach. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He guided himself by it, no doubt. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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