log
To cut trees into logsTo cut trees into logs.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom is sitting on a log.
Том сидит на бревне. — marafon
Том сидить на бревні. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(transitive)To cut trees into logs.
(transitive)To cut down (trees).
cut lumber, as in woods and forests
(intransitive)To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
(transitive)To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
to log the miles travelled by a ship
protokollieren
(transitive)To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook.
(transitive)To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by a chip log.
(transitive)To log out; to disconnect from an online video game.
You only won that game because your last opponent logged. That's no fair!
(obsolete)To move to and fro; to rock.
Examples
311 sentencesTom is sitting on a log.
Том сидить на бревні. — deniko
ruТом сидит на бревне. — marafon
I sat down on a log.
Я сів на колоду. — deniko
I can't log in to my account.
Я не можу зайти до свого облікового запису. — deniko
ruЯ не могу залогиниться в свой аккаунт. — Wezel
Tom sat on a log.
Том сів на поліно. — deniko
ruТом уселся на бревно. — alexdiment
deTom saß auf einem Baumstamm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I shouldn't have logged off.
Мені не слід було виходити з системи. — deniko
ruНе следовало мне выходить из системы. — paul_lingvo
deEs war eine schlechte Idee, sich abzumelden. — ludoviko
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English logge, logg (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as loggum), of uncertain orFrom Middle English logge, logg (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as loggum), of uncertain origin, but probably from Old Norse lóg, lág (“felled tree, log”), derived from Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). If so, then cognate with Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), Dutch loog (“wood, timber, lumber”).
Clipping of logbook, itself from log (etymology 1) + book, from a wooden float (chip log) used to measure speed.
Ellipsis of log out, itself from Etymology 2.
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Forms
logs, logging, logged, loggedPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- log offSynonym of log out.
- log outTo exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.
- log onSynonym of log in.
- log inTo gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.
- log intoTo log in (“gain access, usually by providing a previously registered username and password”) to (a computer system).
Synonyms
1 synonyms- cut lumber, as in woods and forests:lumber
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- on a log
- log cabin
- a log cabin
- another log on
- another log
- in a log
- like a log
- log on the
- log house
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.