No. 16,442 in Russian
руководствуюсь
"I am guided by" or "I follow."
In a sentence
Я всегда руководствуюсь здравым смыслом в принятии решений.
I always follow common sense when making decisions.
Here, 'руководствуюсь' (I follow/adhere to) is used to indicate that the speaker relies on a principle ('здравый смысл' - 'common sense') as a guide in their decisions.
Он руководствуется собственными принципами, несмотря на критику.
He is guided by his own principles despite criticism.
In this sentence, 'руководствуется' (is guided by) expresses that the subject relies on their personal principles ('собственными принципами') regardless of external opinions.
Руководствуясь вашими рекомендациями, я успешно завершил проект.
Following your recommendations, I successfully completed the project.
The word 'Руководствуясь' (following/being guided by) shows that the action (completion of the project) was done under the guidance of specific advice ('вашими рекомендациями').
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