Send As SMS
About Infosrama
Author: Harsha
Add Site to Favorites
Blogger Hacks
Sunday, July 02, 2006

Google Now A Verb In The Oxford English Dictionary

Posted by Harsha

Google is now officially a verb in the Oxford English Dictionary.

google is defined as a transitive verb meaning - "to use the Google search engine to obtain information about(as a person) on the World Wide Web."

google now a verbGoogle is already a verb in some other dictionaries, but the Oxford English Dictionary(OED) is considered the most authoritative dictionary for English language.

New entries were added to OED Online on 15 June 2006 are available here.

Send to a friend | Permalink | Del.icio.us | Go To Top
Translate:

Recent Posts

  Chat50: Connects cellphone and VoIP phone
  Vonage V-Phone: Portable USB Device Launched
  Visual Task Tips: Preview Windows Taskbar
  Google Checkout: Google Online Payment Screenshots and Video Tour
  Mobile Phone With Built-in Breathalyzer
  Adobe Macromedia Flash Player 9 Released
  Microsoft: Launch Code Sharing Site
  Google GMail: Access from Mobile Phone
  Google Index: Schools File Injunction
  Microsoft Office 2007: Free test drive