log in
/lɒɡ ɪn/ IELTSAcademic
verb
- 1.
To enter a computer system, website, or app by typing your username and password, or another sign-in method.
- Please log in to your account.
- I can't log in on my phone.
- You must log in before you continue.
- 2.
To record an event, time, or amount in a system or logbook.
- The nurse logged in the patient's details.
- He logged in the delivery at 3 p.m.
- Please log in your hours by Friday.
Adinary Nuance
Log in is the action of entering a system with your details. It is different from sign in, which is very close and often interchangeable in modern use. Log on is also similar, but it can sound a little more technical or older in some contexts. In everyday English, log in is the most common choice for websites and apps.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- đăng nhập
- Spanish
- iniciar sesión
- Chinese
- 登录
- Japanese
- ログインする
- Korean
- 로그인하다
Etymology
Log in came into English in the computer age, built from the older phrase log, meaning record information, and in, meaning enter a system. The second sense comes from older record-keeping language.
Common phrases
log in to your accountlog in with Googlelog in credentialslog in details
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Frequently asked questions
- Is "log in" the same as "sign in"?
- Yes, in most cases. Both mean entering a system with your details.
- Do I say "log in to" or "log into"?
- Both are used, but "log in to" is more common in careful writing.
- Is "log in" formal or informal?
- It is neutral. You can use it in everyday, business, and school contexts.
- Can "log in" be one word?
- As a verb phrase, it is usually two words. The noun is often written as "login".