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

Investigators allege the song included themes of “despair and bitterness… Google records indicate that he had listened to the same song nine times in the previous four days.”

From Los Angeles Times

For example, YouTube offers the use of generative AI for content creators, including generating videos through Google's Veo tool.

From BBC

For many, these retro posts act as a window to the past - leading some to accuse the firm of "corporate greed" in posts on social media and negative reviews on Google and Apple's app stores.

From BBC

According to the plea deal, that call was the one Williams had placed from Google Voice.

From Los Angeles Times

Google said it plans to lay off dozens of workers at its Sunnyvale offices, following job reductions at other large tech firms.

From Los Angeles Times