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[Log In](https://www.merriam-webster.com/login) # google ## [verb](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verb) goo·​gle [ˈgü-gəl ](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=g&file=googl01v "How to pronounce google (audio)") variants or Google googled or Googled; googling [ˈgü-g(ə-)liŋ ](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=g&file=googl02v "How to pronounce google (audio)") or Googling; googles or Googles [transitive verb](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transitive) **:** to use the Google [search engine](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine) to obtain information about (someone or something) on the Internet googleable [ˈgü-gə-lə-bəl ](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=g&file=googleable_1 "How to pronounce google (audio)") adjective or Googleable The Massachusetts trio may not have picked an easily Googleable name … —Leah Greenblatt  ## Did you know? Google vs. Googol The verb *google* and the noun *googol* are commonly confused because they have similar pronunciations. *Google* is the word that is more common to us now, and so it is sometimes mistakenly used as a noun to refer to the number 10100. That number is a [*googol*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/googol), so named by Milton Sirotta, the nephew of the American mathematician Edward Kasner, who was working with large numbers like 10100. [*Google*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google), on the other hand, is the name of a search engine as well as a verb that refers to searching the Internet using the Google search engine. (The search engine’s name was inspired by the number: the founders of Google chose the name to reflect their mission “to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web.”) You can remember that the number is spelled *googol* by remembering that a *googol* has l*o*ts *o*f *o*’s. Two related words, *googolplex* and *googleplex*, are also commonly confused. A [googolplex](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/googolplex) is the number 1 followed by a googol of zeros; the Googleplex is the Mountain View, California headquarters of Google. ## Examples of *google* in a Sentence Then where are they going, if not to Faulkner and Achebe and Naipaul? … To the movies; to television (hours and hours); to Googling obsessively (hours and hours); to blogging and emailing and text messaging … —Cynthia Ozick, *Harper's*, April 2007 The Sports Gal and I delayed dinner plans so I could analyze the replays like a police chief. Eventually she realized we weren't leaving the house, so she made herself a sandwich and headed upstairs to Google divorce lawyers. —Bill Simmons, *ESPN*, 6 Dec. 2004 Have you ever googled yourself, maybe late at night, when nobody else was around? It's OK, you can admit it—everybody does it. —Tom Maurstad, *Dallas Morning News*, 17 Apr. 2004 Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. [Read More](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google) Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. [Send us feedback](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GAQr3Kn1cURCVHUA82hAga1Wv8DCH0IuqDLRUrOpN7M/viewform?ts=63f4f653&entry.1515682415=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary%2Fgoogle). This movie, which anchors Reef’s climactic breakthrough to his enlightened decision to stop *googling* himself. —David Ehrlich, *IndieWire*, 9 Apr. 2026 Still paying for Microsoft 365 every month, and *Googling* how to use Excel formulas? —Stackcommerce Team, *PC Magazine*, 3 Apr. 2026 Making Verification Normal, Not Niche ClarityCheck aims to reframe verification from a rare or paranoid action into a casual, everyday safety habit, no more unusual than *Googling* a product before buying it. —Kaitlyn Gomez, *USA Today*, 24 Feb. 2026 A week before the shooting, Marcee Gray had *googled* James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of a 15-year-old who committed a mass shooting at his Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021. —Mirna Alsharif, *NBC news*, 23 Feb. 2026 [See All Example Sentences for *google*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/google) ## Word History Etymology *Google*, trademark for a search engine First Known Use 2000, in the meaning defined [above](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google#h1) Time Traveler The first known use of *google* was in 2000 [See more words from the same year](https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2000?src=defrecirc-timetraveler-etycard) ## Rhymes for *google* - [bugle](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bugle) - [frugal](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frugal) - [fugal](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugal) - [kugel](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kugel) - [centrifugal](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifugal) [See All Rhymes for *google*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/rhymes/perfect/google) ## Browse Nearby Words [goog](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goog) google [googly](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/googly) [See all Nearby Words](https://www.merriam-webster.com/browse/dictionary/g/25) ## Articles Related to *google* [LMGTFY Let Me Google That For You](https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/what-does-lmgtfy-mean-let-me-google-that-for-you) [Top 10 Words of the '00s When 'google' became a verb](https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/top-10-words-of-the-00s) ## Cite this Entry Style “Google.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026. [Copy Citation](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google) ## Kids Definition google verb goo·​gle [ˈgü-gəl ](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=g&file=googl01v "How to pronounce google (audio)") googled; googling [\-g(ə-)liŋ ](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=g&file=googl02v "How to pronounce google (audio)") **:** to use the Google search engine to obtain information about (as a person) on the Internet ## More from Merriam-Webster on *google* Nglish: [Translation of *google* for Spanish Speakers](http://www.nglish.com/spanish/google) Last Updated: 10 Apr 2026 \- Updated example sentences Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free\! 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googleable adjective or Googleable The Massachusetts trio may not have picked an easily Googleable name … —Leah Greenblatt  ## Did you know? The verb *google* and the noun *googol* are commonly confused because they have similar pronunciations. *Google* is the word that is more common to us now, and so it is sometimes mistakenly used as a noun to refer to the number 10100. That number is a [*googol*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/googol), so named by Milton Sirotta, the nephew of the American mathematician Edward Kasner, who was working with large numbers like 10100. [*Google*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google), on the other hand, is the name of a search engine as well as a verb that refers to searching the Internet using the Google search engine. (The search engine’s name was inspired by the number: the founders of Google chose the name to reflect their mission “to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web.”) You can remember that the number is spelled *googol* by remembering that a *googol* has l*o*ts *o*f *o*’s. Two related words, *googolplex* and *googleplex*, are also commonly confused. A [googolplex](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/googolplex) is the number 1 followed by a googol of zeros; the Googleplex is the Mountain View, California headquarters of Google. Examples of *google* in a Sentence Then where are they going, if not to Faulkner and Achebe and Naipaul? … To the movies; to television (hours and hours); to Googling obsessively (hours and hours); to blogging and emailing and text messaging … —Cynthia Ozick, *Harper's*, April 2007 The Sports Gal and I delayed dinner plans so I could analyze the replays like a police chief. Eventually she realized we weren't leaving the house, so she made herself a sandwich and headed upstairs to Google divorce lawyers. —Bill Simmons, *ESPN*, 6 Dec. 2004 Have you ever googled yourself, maybe late at night, when nobody else was around? It's OK, you can admit it—everybody does it. —Tom Maurstad, *Dallas Morning News*, 17 Apr. 2004 Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. [Read More](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google) Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. [Send us feedback](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GAQr3Kn1cURCVHUA82hAga1Wv8DCH0IuqDLRUrOpN7M/viewform?ts=63f4f653&entry.1515682415=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary%2Fgoogle). This movie, which anchors Reef’s climactic breakthrough to his enlightened decision to stop *googling* himself. —David Ehrlich, *IndieWire*, 9 Apr. 2026 Still paying for Microsoft 365 every month, and *Googling* how to use Excel formulas? —Stackcommerce Team, *PC Magazine*, 3 Apr. 2026 Making Verification Normal, Not Niche ClarityCheck aims to reframe verification from a rare or paranoid action into a casual, everyday safety habit, no more unusual than *Googling* a product before buying it. —Kaitlyn Gomez, *USA Today*, 24 Feb. 2026 A week before the shooting, Marcee Gray had *googled* James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of a 15-year-old who committed a mass shooting at his Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021. —Mirna Alsharif, *NBC news*, 23 Feb. 2026 [See All Example Sentences for *google*](https://www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/google) Word History Etymology *Google*, trademark for a search engine First Known Use 2000, in the meaning defined [above](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google#h1) Time Traveler The first known use of *google* was in 2000 Browse Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style “Google.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026. More from Merriam-Webster on *google* Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free\! [Merriam-Webster unabridged](https://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/check-redirect-premium?utm_source=mw&utm_medium=inline-def&utm_campaign=evergreen&headword=google) More from Merriam-Webster