The verb to google (also spelled to Google) refers to using the Google search engine to obtain information on the Web. For example, "Mary googled for recipes." A neologism arising from the popularity and dominance of the eponymous search engine, the American Dialect Society chose it as the "most useful word of 2002." It was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary on June 15, 2006, and to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary in July 2006.

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  • The verb to google (also spelled to Google) refers to using the Google search engine to obtain information on the Web. For example, "Mary googled for recipes." A neologism arising from the popularity and dominance of the eponymous search engine, the American Dialect Society chose it as the "most useful word of 2002." It was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary on June 15, 2006, and to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary in July 2006. The first recorded usage of google used as a verb was on July 8, 1998, by Larry Page himself, who wrote on a mailing list: "Have fun and keep googling!" Fearing the dilution and potential loss of its trademark, Google has attempted to discourage use of the word as a verb, particularly when used as a synonym for general web searching. In February 23, 2003, the company sent a cease and desist letter to Paul McFedries, creator of Word Spy, a website that tracks neologisms. In an article in the Washington Post, Frank Ahrens discussed the letter he received from a Google lawyer that demonstrated "appropriate" and "inappropriate" ways to use the verb "google". It was reported that, in response to this concern, lexicographers for the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary lowercased the actual entry for the word, google, while maintaining the capitalization of the search engine in their definition, "to use the Google search engine to seek online information" (a concern which did not deter the Oxford editors from preserving the history of both "cases"). In October 25, 2006, Google sent a plea to the public requesting that "you should please only use 'Google' when you’re actually referring to Google Inc. and our services." (en)
  • Googlear (guglear o googelear) es un neologismo que es cada vez más corriente entre los usuarios de internet que utilizan el buscador Google. Su significado se puede traducir por buscar en la web utilizando el motor de búsqueda Google expresamente. La Sociedad Americana de Dialectos eligió el verbo to google como el verbo más útil de 2002. Aunque el director de la Real Academia Española ya manifestó medio en serio medio en broma la posibilidad de incluir la palabra en su diccionario [http://www2.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2006/0706/2107/noticias/noticias_210706-09.htm ], Google no incentiva el uso de cualquier palabra relacionada con su marca registrada ya que teme un posible desgaste de la misma tal como y como ocurrió en otros casos como: Yo-yo, Xerox o Gillete. Google incluso escribió una carta a WordSpy, una web que recopila neologismos para que no usara la palabra [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3006486.stm ], en respuesta a la cual los lexicógrafos del Merriam-Webster College Dictionary ahora escriben google con minúscula en su entrada, si bien mantienen la mayúscula en la definición ("to use the Google search engine to seek online information") (usar Google para buscar información). (es)
  • Googelen of Googlen is volgens de Dikke van Dale het zoeken naar informatie op Internet. Het Amerikaanse bedrijf Google is het echter niet eens met deze uitleg en stelt dat het alleen kan met gebruik van de zoekmachine Google. Omdat Google de meestgebruikte zoekmachine is, wordt googelen sterk gerelateerd aan Google, waar het werkwoord zijn herkomst aan dankt. "Het is belangrijk dat we ons merk beschermen. Als mensen spreken over googelen willen we zeker weten dat ze bedoelen zoeken met Google en niet met een andere zoekmachine", zei merkrechtadvocaat Rose Hagan van Google op 15 augustus 2006. (nl)
  • O verbo googlar (ou "guglar") (inspirado no inglês to google) é um neologismo que significa executar uma pesquisa na Internet pelo motor de busca Google. A nova palavra é uma evidência clara da grande popularidade atingida pelo Google. A Sociedade Americana de Dialectos escolheu o verbo to google como a "palavra mais útil de 2002". Outro uso da palavra é dizer que algo "não é google", que indica que não é uma informação útil. A palavra Google pode ser também como substantivo, significando "sistema de busca". Os termos derivados kilogoogle (1000 páginas encontradas) e megagoogle (58 kilogoogles) são raramente usados. Google não incentiva o uso de qualquer palavra relacionada à sua marca registrada, já que teme um possível desgaste da mesma como ocorreu com Yo-yo, Xerox, Gillette, etc. A empresa já enviou uma carta para Paul McFedries, criador de wordspy.com [http://www.wordspy.com] um website de neologismos. De qualquer modo, Google também vende o [http://www.googlestore.com/product.asp?catid=5&code=GO0133 "I Google" Tee], que usa "Google" como verbo no produto e na descrição. (pt)
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  • Google (disambiguation) (en)
  • Googly (en)
  • the use of the verb in cricket (en)
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  • The verb to google (also spelled to Google) refers to using the Google search engine to obtain information on the Web. For example, "Mary googled for recipes." A neologism arising from the popularity and dominance of the eponymous search engine, the American Dialect Society chose it as the "most useful word of 2002." It was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary on June 15, 2006, and to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary in July 2006. (en)
  • Googlear (guglear o googelear) es un neologismo que es cada vez más corriente entre los usuarios de internet que utilizan el buscador Google. Su significado se puede traducir por buscar en la web utilizando el motor de búsqueda Google expresamente. La Sociedad Americana de Dialectos eligió el verbo to google como el verbo más útil de 2002. (es)
  • Googelen of Googlen is volgens de Dikke van Dale het zoeken naar informatie op Internet. Het Amerikaanse bedrijf Google is het echter niet eens met deze uitleg en stelt dat het alleen kan met gebruik van de zoekmachine Google. Omdat Google de meestgebruikte zoekmachine is, wordt googelen sterk gerelateerd aan Google, waar het werkwoord zijn herkomst aan dankt. (nl)
  • O verbo googlar (ou "guglar") (inspirado no inglês to google) é um neologismo que significa executar uma pesquisa na Internet pelo motor de busca Google. A nova palavra é uma evidência clara da grande popularidade atingida pelo Google. A Sociedade Americana de Dialectos escolheu o verbo to google como a "palavra mais útil de 2002". (pt)
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  • Google (verb) (en)
  • Googlear (es)
  • Googelen (nl)
  • Googlar (pt)
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