The Definition of Google

In order to define Google, we must first understand that Google is a word originated from the the word googol. The definition of googol is

n. The number 10 raised to the power 100, written out as the numeral 1 followed by 100 zeros.

The founders of the Google search engine chose this particular word, googol, as the originator due to the implication of the vast amounts of knowledge and storage it provides.


Main Entry: Google

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: to search for information about a specific person through the Google search engine

Example: "She googled her high school boyfriends."

Etymology: trademark Google

Usage: googling n

Source: Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6)
Copyright © 2003-2005 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC



Main Entry(2): Google

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: to search for information on the Internet, esp. using the Google search engine

Example: We googled to find the definition of the new word.

Etymology: trademark Google

Usage: googling n




I remember the first time I used the phrase "Hang on, let me google it". At first people thought the phrase was strange, then it caught on and people everywhere began to use it. Now, google is a word in the dictionary! I am truly speechless

Brooke Jean