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

Robotic Olaf brings together three of America’s best-known companies, with artificial-intelligence know-how from Nvidia and Google powering the Disney character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Google last year identified more than 10 million Android devices that came with Ipidea’s residential proxy software secretly pre-installed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Straight vertical expectations for memory-chip demand took a hit late last month when researchers at Alphabet subsidiary Google claimed they could “compress AI memory usage to one-sixth” with a new technology called TurboQuant.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Consensus estimates generally place the event sometime in the 2030s, but Google expects Q-Day to arrive even sooner.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He sits down at the computer and opens a Google search.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman