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# guy

noun (a guy, guys)

«guy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) A man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#m1)
2. guys (informal): people in a group, men and women, especially when talking to them: "Hi, guys!". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#m2)
3. (UK) A figure of a man burnt on a bonfire on Bonfire Night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#m3)
4. A rope that holds a tent or pole steady (guy rope). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#m4)

### In the lessons

Very common in casual speech in the USA, Canada, Australia and everywhere: "he's a nice guy", "come on, guys". Phrases: you guys, nice guy, good guy, bad guy, guy rope.

### Examples

- He's a really nice guy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#x1)
- Come on, guys, let's go! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#x2)
- Who's the guy in the red hat? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#x3)
- The good guys always win in the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#x4)
- Tighten the guy ropes so the tent doesn't blow away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#x5)
- Thanks, you guys, that was fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#x6)
- (UK) We made a guy for the bonfire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/#x7)

### Note

Informal; in formal writing say "man" or "person". "You guys" can include girls. In a maths problem "3 guys and 2 girls" means 5 people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «guy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«guy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/guy.html) on Mova free.