# guidance

Pronunciation: US say "GY-duhns" /ˈɡaɪdəns/; UK

## Noun

1. Advice or counseling given to someone on a particular topic or problem.
   - Simple: Helpful advice given to someone about what to do.
   - _Students seeking guidance on career choices can book an appointment with an advisor._
   - _He offered gentle guidance to the new employees during their first difficult week._
2. The act or process of directing or leading someone or something along a course.
   - Simple: The act of leading or showing someone the way.
   - _The pilot relied on radio guidance to land safely in the thick fog._
   - _Under the careful guidance of their mentor, the apprentices mastered the craft._
3. A process or system used to control the path of a vehicle, missile, or similar moving object.
   - Simple: A system that steers a vehicle or missile along its path.
   - _The missile's guidance corrected its course mid-flight to strike the target._
   - _Modern aircraft rely on satellite guidance to stay on their planned route._

## Origin

This word was formed from "guide" plus the suffix "-ance." It displaced the native Old English word "lādtēowdōm."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/guidance (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).