Google

[goo-guhl]

Trademark.

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

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

/ ˈɡuːɡəl /

noun

1. a popular search engine on the internet

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Google¹

First recorded in 1998; after mathematical term googol

Word History and Origins

Origin of Google¹

C20: a play on _googol

Example Sentences

A major sticking point was Google’s proposal to shift the Univision network from its basic plan, which is available to all subscribers, and put the channel on a more expensive Spanish-language add-on package.

From Los Angeles Times

A surge in the use of mobile payments via services such as Apple Pay or Google Pay has been recorded across different age groups, figures from trade body UK Finance show.

From BBC

Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, says that its vehicles are making cities safer, with its cars less accident-prone than those operated by humans.

From Los Angeles Times

On July 18, the mayor emailed a Google search to herself: “Who is the head of Homeland security?”

From Salon

While other American tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Meta joined Sahyog after it was launched last year, X had refused to do so.

From BBC