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guidance

/ˈɡaɪdns/noun

उच्चारण गाइड्न्स

मार्गदर्शन, निर्देशन, सलाह

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noun
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    [U] ~ (on/about sth)

    help or advice that is given to somebody, especially by somebody older or with more experience

    मार्गदर्शन, निर्देशन, सलाह

    • Students need guidance on choosing a career.
    • under the guidance of her teacher
    • With guidance from the teacher, the class finished the project.
    + 2 more examples
    • She asked her uncle for guidance about which course to join.
    • The school provides career guidance to Class 12 students.

    Synonyms advice counsel direction instruction help

    Opposite misguidance neglect

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

guidance (uncountable noun)

Guidance has no plural and no a or an. Use some guidance or a piece of guidance if you need to count it.

'Guidance' का plural नहीं होता और a या an नहीं लगता; गिनने के लिए some guidance या a piece of guidance लिखें।

  • Students need guidance before choosing a career.
  • The teacher gave us some guidance on how to prepare for the interview.

under the guidance of + person

This phrase names the person who supervises or advises; it is common in academic writing.

यह phrase उस व्यक्ति का नाम बताता है जो निगरानी या सलाह देता है; यह शैक्षणिक लेखन में आम है।

  • The project was completed under the guidance of Dr Mehta.

guidance on / about / for

Use on or about for the subject of the advice, and for for the people who receive it.

सलाह के विषय के लिए on या about और पाने वालों के लिए for का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The board issued guidance on exam safety.
  • The book offers guidance for first-time voters.

seek / need / provide guidance

These verbs are the usual partners: you seek, need or look for guidance, and an adult or office provides it.

ये क्रियाएँ सामान्य साथी हैं: व्यक्ति guidance seek, need या look for करता है और कोई बड़ा या कार्यालय provide करता है।

  • The new recruits looked to their officer for guidance.
+Collocations 4

adjective + guidance

expertcarefulclearpracticalspiritualparental

  • Parental guidance is advised for children watching this film.

verb + guidance

giveprovideseekneedfollowask for

  • She asked her mentor for guidance on her research topic.

guidance + noun

counsellorcellnotesystemdocumentcentre

  • The career guidance cell helps students choose a course.

guidance + of / from + noun

of a teacherof an expertfrom eldersfrom the principalfrom the government

  • He succeeded with the guidance of his elders.
“More examples 5
  • Without proper guidance, many rural students miss good scholarships.

उचित मार्गदर्शन के बिना कई ग्रामीण विद्यार्थी अच्छी छात्रवृत्तियाँ खो देते हैं।

  • Radhika turned to her grandmother for guidance during a difficult time.

कठिन समय में राधिका मार्गदर्शन के लिए अपनी दादी के पास गई।

  • The ministry has issued new guidance for schools during heatwaves.

मंत्रालय ने लू के दौरान विद्यालयों के लिए नए दिशानिर्देश जारी किए हैं।

  • Missile guidance systems use satellites to stay on course.

मिसाइल की मार्गदर्शन प्रणालियाँ मार्ग पर बने रहने के लिए उपग्रहों का उपयोग करती हैं।

  • The children cooked the festival meal under their mother's guidance.

बच्चों ने अपनी माँ के मार्गदर्शन में त्योहार का भोजन बनाया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ I need some guidances for my project.

✓ I need some guidance for my project.

Guidance is uncountable and has no plural.

'Guidance' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।

✗ He is preparing for UPSC under guidance by Mr Rao.

✓ He is preparing for UPSC under the guidance of Mr Rao.

The fixed phrase is under the guidance of, with the article and of.

स्थिर phrase 'under the guidance of' है, जिसमें the और of आता है।

✗ She needs a guidance in choosing a course.

✓ She needs guidance in choosing a course.

Guidance is uncountable, so a is not used before it.

'Guidance' uncountable है, इसलिए इससे पहले a नहीं लगता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These nouns all mean help given to a person, but they differ in how formal and how detailed the help is.

ये संज्ञाएँ किसी व्यक्ति को दी गई सहायता बताती हैं, पर सहायता की औपचारिकता और विस्तार में अंतर है।

guidance

Help and advice, especially from an experienced person or an official body, about what to do.

अनुभवी व्यक्ति या आधिकारिक संस्था से मिलने वाली सहायता और सलाह कि क्या करना चाहिए।

  • Students received guidance on exam forms.

advice

An opinion about what someone should do; it is not necessarily followed.

इस बारे में राय कि किसी को क्या करना चाहिए; ज़रूरी नहीं कि उसे माना जाए।

  • My uncle's advice was to study law.

instruction

A detailed order or direction telling someone exactly how to do something.

यह ठीक-ठीक बताने वाला विस्तृत आदेश या निर्देश कि कोई काम कैसे करना है।

  • Follow the instructions on the admit card.
◇Word family
guide noun, verbguided adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

guid·ance

With the silent u and -ance (not 'guidence' or 'gaidance').

silent u और अंत में -ance ('guidence' या 'gaidance' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

Guidance is uncountable ('a guidance' and 'guidances' are wrong; say 'some guidance' or 'a piece of guidance').

Guidance uncountable है ('a guidance' और 'guidances' गलत हैं; 'some guidance' या 'a piece of guidance' कहिए)।

Guidance on or about sth; under sb's guidance.

Guidance के बाद 'on' या 'about' आता है (किसी विषय पर मार्गदर्शन), और 'under sb's guidance' का मतलब है किसी के मार्गदर्शन में।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Career guidance, guidance counsellor, parental guidance (PG).

Collocations: career guidance (करियर मार्गदर्शन), guidance counsellor (मार्गदर्शन देने वाला सलाहकार), parental guidance (PG) (माता-पिता की देखरेख की सलाह)।