English
The logo of Google.
Etymology
The company was named for a misspelling of googol, or one followed by a hundred zeros, alluding to the site's purpose of providing easy access to vast amounts of information.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a particular Internet company
- (computing) a search engine that popularized the company of the same name
- a service mark owned by Google, Inc.
Verb
Google (third-person singular simple present Googles, present participle Googling, simple past and past participle Googled)
- (transitive) to conduct a search using Google (or other Internet search engine, rarely)
- (transitive) to research or investigate using Google
- She Googled everyone she dated as soon as possible.
- (intransitive) to search using Google
Usage notes
This term may have trademark status.
Derived terms
terms derived from Google
Translations
Google (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)
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