part of speech
proper noun (Google); verb (google, googles, googled, googling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Google is a large technology company and its search engine, a website used to find information on the internet (a name). tree →
2) To google something is to search for it on the internet, especially using Google: «I googled the answer». tree →
3) (maths, old) A «googol» (spelled differently) is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros; the company's name was a play on that word. tree →
sense in the lessons
In computing and online-safety lessons, pupils learn to search well: use good keywords, check that websites are reliable, and know that not everything online is true. In everyday talk, «Just google it» means look it up online. Phrases: «google it», «a Google search», «Google Maps».
examples
- I googled how tall a giraffe is. tree →
- Just google it if you don't know. tree →
- Mum used Google Maps to find the way. tree →
- Not everything you find on Google is true. tree →
- Type your keywords into the search box. tree →
- She googled pictures of the planets for her project. tree →
note
As a company name, write Google with a capital G; the verb «google» is often lower case. Regular verb (googled, googling). «Googol» (the number) is spelled with «-ol». Searching is not the same as checking: compare more than one good source.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «google» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.