German word

googeln

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈguːgl̩n/

Meaning

  • verbgoogle

Example

Ich habe das gegoogelt.

I googled it.

Illustration for googeln (google)

More examples

Vor der Präsentation habe ich den Namen gegoogelt.

I googled the name before the presentation.

Core concept

A person enters a term online and follows the resulting trail of pages to find a needed fact.

Common phrases

  • etwas schnell googeln

    quickly google something

  • einen Namen googeln

    google a name

  • im Netz googeln

    google on the internet

Similar words

suchen: To try to find a needed person, thing, or piece of information.
recherchieren: To conduct a detailed investigation by collecting and organizing relevant information.
nachschlagen: To look up a word, meaning, or fact in a dictionary, reference work, or website.

Definition in German

Mit einer Suchmaschine, besonders Google, im Internet nach Informationen suchen.

Word origin

The verb googeln is a German borrowing based on the English proper name Google and adapted to German verb morphology.

Usage tips

  • Googeln commonly takes a direct object, as in etwas googeln, although nach etwas googeln is also possible.

Opposites

Related words

  • das Googelngooglingnoun
  • der Googlergooglernoun

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