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."
inseparable
log out
A2 neutral inseparable intransitive
To end your session on a website, app, or computer system by officially signing out.
In plain English
To tell a website or app that you have finished and want to close your account session.
What does "log out" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
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."
inseparable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To remove (take out) your log (record/session) from a system — ending your recorded presence.
Actually means
To tell a website or app that you have finished and want to close your account session.
Usage tip
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.
Words that pair with "log out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
account session website app email social media
How to conjugate "log out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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