googles

Seeks answers online

Googles is the third-person singular form of the verb google, meaning to search for information online using a search engine—originally and especially Google: She googles every symptom she has.

The verb has become so generic that it applies even when using other search engines, though Google discourages this usage to protect its trademark. (Capitalized Googles is rare but would refer to multiple instances of the company or brand.)

search

query

Request for information

online · browser · results · information · web · engine · verb · searching

Opposites
information seeking method

googlesguesses

Estimates without certainty

asks around · wings it

cognitive engagement

googlesknows

Possesses awareness of

remembers · recalls · figures out · deduces · intuits

knowledge engagement

googlesignores

Refuses to acknowledge

shrugs off · disregards

Phrases
Family

google, googled, googling, googly

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G