guidance

«guidance» in Mova's school dictionary: Help and advice about what to do or how to behave — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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 the corpora

• UK guidance says children and young people should be active for an average of at least 60 minutes a day across the week.
• Under UK grassroots guidance there is no competitive sport for at least 21 days after a concussion, even if you feel fine sooner.
• The guidance puts getting back to school and learning before getting back to sport.
• After a concussion, UK grassroots guidance allows no competitive sport for at least 21 days.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «guidance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.