Can We Use Mac Mail With Gmail Addresses?

Thanks for the quick response! Maybe I should have started with the fact that I’ve only used Mac Mail and nothing else.
We have recently changed internet providers and were told that our email addresses will no longer belong to us and we’d have to make arrangements for new email addresses.
We both had gmail addresses that we have had for a few years, but only used them while traveling abroad, and thought we would start using them.
Can we use the gmail addresses with Mac Mail? If so, how do we make that happen?
If we can use our gmail addresses with Mac Mail then we should be fine once that’s set up.
As you can tell, we’re old dogs trying to learn new tricks but very willing to learn.
We really like Mac Mail and are very comfortable with it and would love to continue using it rather than trying to start from scratch with Gmail. So if Mac Mail is an option with Gmail we’re in.
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Andy