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to log in

to log in

44 2.7
Enter a computer or online account using your username and password
  • phrasal verb
  • /lɔg ɪn/
  • Texting
translation icon : iniciar sesión en
  • To access the online course, you must first log in with your username and password.
  • users log in

So please log in and begin working with that.

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Examples

  • The exercises require that you log in, but this can be done with either a Google or Facebook ID.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I'm happy that at least some people are able to log in and enjoy the game.

    Blog text (2)

  • So please log in and begin working with that.

    Stanford

  • So let me just log in here, all right.

  • I never, ever log in through Facebook.

    WVFRM Podcast

  • Go ahead and enter your employee number and log in.

    Arthur (2011)

  • Just log in whenever you like and read my news.

    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

  • Users log in by using both their password and this number.

    Academic text (2012)

  • But you know, you can log in and we'd love to hear your comments.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • Simply install the desktop app, log in, and start typing.

Synonyms

to sign in
vsto log in
58 1.8

Enter your name or details to show you have arrived

means entering credentials to access an account rather than recording presence
to log on
vsto log in
  • Texting
55 3.0

Enter a computer system or website using your username and password

is the two-word alternative to this single-word form for the same action
to sign on
vsto log in
  • Specialized
3 3.5

Enter your user name and password to access a computer or online service

specifies entering username and password as the credential method
to jack in
vsto log in
  • Jargon
2 8.1

To connect to a computer system or network by logging on

refers specifically to accessing systems by entering username and password rather than physical connection
to login
vsto log in
  • Texting
1 2.8

Enter your username and password to access a website or app

is the two-word verb form commonly used for the same action

Antonyms

to log out
  • Texting
7 2.2

Leave your account on a computer or website so others cannot access it

How Connected

to jack in
  • Jargon
2 8.1
to log in
  • Texting
44 2.7
to connect
445 2.7
to plug in
12 3.2

Surface Forms

log in infinitive
logged in past
logged in past participle
logging in present participle
logs in third person singular

Morphology

log + in

The meaning 'to enter a computer system...' is directly derivable from combining 'log' (to enter a record) with 'in' (into/inside), yielding a standard verb + particle sense of 'enter into'. This compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically familiar in the sense of 'entering' an account, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will generally infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb log in comes from the idea of writing your name in a log, a book or list, to show you were in. So today, to log in means to 'enter' a computer account by giving your username and password.