Google

American  

[goo-guhl] / ˈgu gəl /

Trademark.

1. the brand name for a leading internet search engine, founded in 1998.

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verb (used with object)

Googled, Googling

1. (often lowercase) to search the internet for information about (a person, topic, etc.).

   We googled the new applicant to check her background.

verb (used without object)

Googled, Googling

1. (often lowercase) to use a search engine such as Google to find information, a website address, etc., on the internet.

Google British  

/ ˈɡuːɡəl /

noun

1. a popular search engine on the internet

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verb

1. to search for (something on the internet) using a search engine

2. to check (the credentials of someone) by searching for websites containing his or her name

Etymology

Origin of Google

First recorded in 1998; after mathematical term googol

Example Sentences

Are we forever destined to pay more rent to Google, Apple or other providers of cloud storage for our ever-growing volume of photos and videos?

From The Wall Street Journal

And last year, after filming his first time singing the “ABCs,” I got the dreaded “Storage full” notice from Google.

From The Wall Street Journal

A barricade was eventually installed at the top of Greenside Lane, near the city's Theatre Royal bar, and the council asked Google and Apple to update their systems.

From BBC

The company’s chips are gaining wider adoption for AI workloads, including with startups such as Anthropic, but Google is dealing with myriad challenges as it seeks to grow.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many studies have shown how generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini reflect stereotypes contained in the vast reams of text and images they are trained on.

From Barron's