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Google

Google

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A popular website that finds web pages for your search
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡuːɡəl/
  • Texting
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  • You just go onto the internet, you go onto Google, type in "Teesside record shops" and I'm the only one that spouts up.
  • use Google
  • Google search
  • Google search engine

What if people stop going to Google to search, right?

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Examples

  • Yeah, it's, you know, Google is a very big search engine.

  • The definition, along with a link to a Google search with more information, is provided.

    Academic text (2011)

  • What if people stop going to Google to search, right?

    GaryVee

  • What effects is Google having on our memory?

  • Some wonder whether Google might hold the key to a solution.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Not much about her on Google.

    Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)

  • I'm a Google search away from knowing everything about a belief system in 20 minutes.

    The Ritual Killer (2023)

  • Using a search engine, such as Google, access websites related to five common long-term diseases.

    Academic text (2011)

  • You wanna Google it?

    A Man Called Otto (2022)

  • To find the best movies to watch, I usually just Google them.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Google comes from the number googol, a playful name for a 'very large number'. The company picked this name to show it could find a 'huge amount of information', so today Google means the search engine that helps you find things online.