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

In a statement shared on X, Nvidia said the company is “delighted by Google’s success,” and that it plans to continue supplying the tech giant with its chips.

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The new chatbot, Google’s Gemini 3, propelled parent Alphabet’s stock to a fresh record.

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The moves highlight Google’s emerging presence in the AI semiconductor space, where Nvidia maintains a commanding lead in terms of market share thanks to cutting-edge systems and software that remain the benchmark for computing performance.

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Google is hardly sitting out the spending race.

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Wall Street is betting that Google can win the AI war thanks to its TPUs.

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