log out
A2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To tell a website or app that you have finished and want to close your account session.
Literal meaning: To remove (take out) your log (record/session) from a system — ending your recorded presence.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To end your active session on a website, app, or computer by clicking 'log out' or entering the command.
"Make sure you log out of your email before you close the browser on a public computer."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
(Informal, figurative) To mentally disengage or stop participating in a situation.
"After two hours of lectures, most students had completely logged out."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
The most common term in modern web and app environments. Buttons on websites almost universally use 'Log Out' or 'Sign Out'. Using a shared device without logging out is a common security warning topic in ESL materials.
Commonly used with
account session website app email social media
Forms
Base
log out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
logs out
he/she/it
Past simple
loged out
yesterday
Past participle
loged out
have + pp
-ing form
loging out
continuous
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