English

the logo of Google

Proper noun

Google

1. A particular Internet company
2. (computing) A search engine that popularized the company of the same name

Usage notes

This term may have trademark status.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

Google ‎(third-person singular simple present Googles, present participle Googling, simple past and past participle Googled)

1. Alternative letter-case form of google

German

Etymology

Borrowing from English Google.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuːɡəl/, [ˈɡuːɡəl], [ˈɡuːɡl̩]
• Hyphenation: Goo‧gle

Proper noun

Google

1. Google (search engine)

Usage notes

• This noun has no gender and no plural form.^[1]

Derived terms

• googeln

References

1. ↑ Google in Duden online

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English Google.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ɡol/^[1], [ˈɡuːɡol]

Proper noun

Google m

1. Google (search engine or company)

Derived terms

• googlare

References

1. ↑ “Google”, DiPI Online

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Google.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ɡoɫ/

Proper noun

Google m, f

1. Google (search engine or company)

Usage notes

When referring to the search engine the noun is often treated as masculine, when referring to the company itself as feminine.^[1]

Derived terms

• googlear, googlar

References

1. ↑ “Qual a diferença entre “o Google” e “a Google”?”, in Portuguese Language Stack Exchange, accessed November 05, 2015

English

Verb

google ‎(third-person singular simple present googles, present participle googling, simple past and past participle googled)

1. (intransitive, cricket) To deliver googlies.
2. (intransitive, cricket) To move as a ball in a googly.

Etymology 2

From Google.

Noun

google ‎(plural googles)

1. An internet search, such as that which is performed on the Google search engine.
2. (Internet) A match obtained by a query in the Google search engine.

   The word "oceanfront" has 6,150,000 googles, so I think it must be a real word.

Derived terms

Related terms

• googol

Translations

Verb

google ‎(third-person singular simple present googles, present participle googling, simple past and past participle googled)

1. (transitive) To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

   Tom googles all of his prospective girlfriends.

   • 1998 July 8, Larry Page, “Google Search Engine: New Features”, in (Please provide the title of the work), Google Friends Mailing List, archived from the original on 9 October 1999, retrieved 6 August 2007:

     "Have fun and keep googling!"

   • 2002 October 15, Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Brendon as Willow Rosenberg and Xander Harris, “Help”, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 7, episode 4:

     Willow: Have you googled her yet?
     Xander: Willow! She's 17!
     Willow: It's a search engine.

   • 2002 December 13, Jennifer Lopez as Marisa, Maid In Manhattan:

     "Google it."

   • 2002 December 28, Bill Keller, “Who's Sorry Now?”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 24 June 2007, page A-19:

     Googling in search of an apology from the former Enron C.E.O. […]

2. (transitive, by extension) To search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine.

   I googled him but there were no references to him on the Internet.

3. (intransitive, Internet) To be locatable in a search of the Internet.

   His name googles.

Translations

See also

• googlie, googly
• JFGI

External links

• www.google.com

Etymology 3

Numeral

google ‎(plural googles)

1. Misspelling of googol.

Danish

Verb

google ‎(imperative googl, infinitive at google, present tense googler, past tense googlede, perfect tense har googlet)

1. to google, to search on the Internet using the Google search engine.

Dutch

Verb

google

1. first-person singular present indicative of googlen
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of googlen
3. imperative of googlen

French

Verb

google

1. first-person singular present indicative of googler
2. third-person singular present indicative of googler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of googler
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of googler
5. second-person singular imperative of googler

German

Verb

google

1. First-person singular present of googeln.
2. Imperative singular of googeln.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of googeln.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of googeln.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

google ‎(present tense googlar, past tense googla, past participle googla, passive infinitive googlast, present participle googlande, imperative google/googl)

1. Alternative form of googla

Portuguese

Verb

google

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of googlar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of googlar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of googlar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of googlar