guidancenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡaɪ.dəns/us/ˈɡaɪ.dəns/B2 help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems connected with your work, education, or personal relationships:
I've always looked to my father for guidance in these matters.
careers guidance
the process of directing the flight of a missile or rocket:
a missile guidance system
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- Our instructors can provide guidance on how to use the equipment.
- The booklet offers practical guidance on how to set up a business.
- Under his teacher's guidance, she has developed into an accomplished pianist.
- The role of the supervisor is to provide guidance to the student.
- She frequently sought guidance from her parents.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving advice
- advice
- advise
- backseat driver
- caution
- consultancy
- consulting
- counsellor
- GDA
- hint
- lifestyle manager
- mentor
- Monday
- Monday-morning quarterback idiom
- pick
- pick sb's brains idiom
- preach
- professional advice
- talk some sense into sb idiom
- tip
- waste your breath idiom
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