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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#m1)

2) Instructions or rules given by an official group. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#m2)

3) (technical) The system that steers a rocket, missile or vehicle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#x1)
- The film is rated PG, which means parental guidance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#x2)
- Follow the safety guidance on the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#x3)
- Under the coach's guidance, the team improved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#x4)
- The government gave guidance about the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#x5)
- The rocket's guidance system kept it on course. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#x6)
- So I collected my camels and we set out together under the guidance of the dervish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/34-exercise-and-posture/4/)
- [Under UK grassroots guidance there is no competitive sport for at least 21 days after a concussion, even if you feel fine sooner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out/13/)
- [The guidance puts getting back to school and learning before getting back to sport.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out/16/)
- [After a concussion, UK grassroots guidance allows no competitive sport for at least 21 days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/76-olympiad-body-numbers-clocks-and-scores/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «guidance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guidance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.