guru
To act as a guru; to give wise adviceTo act as a guru; to give wise advice
Meaning
1 sensesTo act as a guru; to give wise advice
Examples
16 sentencesYou are a guru at this.
ruТы спец в этом деле. — Arkadeko
The cult guru was a kangaroo.
Sami was being brainwashed by the guru.
Yoga gurus promise to show the path to enlightenment.
According to Tom, Mary is just a predatory guru who promises gain.
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerablBorrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve and, more distantly, brute. Doublet of grave. A traditional, though flawed etymology based on the Advayataraka Upanishad (line 16) describes the syllables gu as “darkness” and ru as “destroyer”, thus ascribing the meaning of “one who destroys/dispels darkness” to the word.
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Forms
gurus, guruing, gurued, guruedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle