guidance

Everyday

1. Help and advice about what to do or how to behave. tree →
2. Instructions or rules given by an official group. tree →
3. (technical) The system that steers a rocket, missile or vehicle. tree →

In the lessons

In school, a guidance counsellor helps pupils; teachers give guidance on homework. In safety, follow official guidance about weather or illness. Phrases: under the guidance of, guidance counsellor, parental guidance (PG film).

Examples

• Ask your teacher for guidance if you are stuck. tree →
• The film is rated PG, which means parental guidance. tree →
• Follow the safety guidance on the box. tree →
• Under the coach's guidance, the team improved. tree →
• The government gave guidance about the storm. tree →
• The rocket's guidance system kept it on course. tree →
• So I collected my camels and we set out together under the guidance of the dervish. tree →

Note

Uncountable: "some guidance", not "a guidance" or "guidances". From the verb "guide". Do not confuse with "guide" (a person or a book).

In Jewish tradition

In Job, God's guidance is how the clouds turn round to do whatever He commands over the whole world.

Interpretation. The verse is read as showing that nature obeys God's direction and nothing moves by chance.

Examples

• Whether a book is still in copyright varies from country to country, and we can't offer guidance on whether any specific use of any specific book is allowed. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world: (Writings JOB.37.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Uncountable: "some guidance", not "a guidance" or "guidances". From the verb "guide". Do not confuse with "guide" (a person or a book).