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Google

American  
[goo-guhl] / ˈgu gəl /
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 British  
/ ˈɡuːɡəl /

noun

  1. a popular search engine on the internet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Google

First recorded in 1998; after mathematical term googol

Example Sentences

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Adhikari and her husband, Shashank Sane, created a shared Google Drive document listing accounts and they also stored passwords in a safe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Google searches for “Can’t sell house” have reached record levels, highlighting a predicament many homeowners have faced in recent years.

From MarketWatch

Rivals Google and Amazon have designed chips that compete with Nvidia’s flagship systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This is my life now," said Molly Doroban, a software engineer and mother of three living in Florida, who said she saw a Google ad and got "sucked into" micro-dramas.

From BBC

Representatives for Google and OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From MarketWatch

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