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Slightly embarrassing admission: Even when I was a kid, I used to have these little spy books, and I would, like, see what everybody was doing in my neighborhood and log it down.
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Meaning of "log" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOG

Origin obscure.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LOG

log  [lɒɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Log is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb log in English.

WHAT DOES LOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of log in the English dictionary

The first definition of log in the dictionary is a section of the trunk or a main branch of a tree, when stripped of branches. Other definition of log is constructed out of logs. Log is also a detailed record of a voyage of a ship or aircraft.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LOG

PRESENT

Present
I log
you log
he/she/it logs
we log
you log
they log
Present continuous
I am logging
you are logging
he/she/it is logging
we are logging
you are logging
they are logging
Present perfect
I have logged
you have logged
he/she/it has logged
we have logged
you have logged
they have logged
Present perfect continuous
I have been logging
you have been logging
he/she/it has been logging
we have been logging
you have been logging
they have been logging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I logged
you logged
he/she/it logged
we logged
you logged
they logged
Past continuous
I was logging
you were logging
he/she/it was logging
we were logging
you were logging
they were logging
Past perfect
I had logged
you had logged
he/she/it had logged
we had logged
you had logged
they had logged
Past perfect continuous
I had been logging
you had been logging
he/she/it had been logging
we had been logging
you had been logging
they had been logging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will log
you will log
he/she/it will log
we will log
you will log
they will log
Future continuous
I will be logging
you will be logging
he/she/it will be logging
we will be logging
you will be logging
they will be logging
Future perfect
I will have logged
you will have logged
he/she/it will have logged
we will have logged
you will have logged
they will have logged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been logging
you will have been logging
he/she/it will have been logging
we will have been logging
you will have been logging
they will have been logging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would log
you would log
he/she/it would log
we would log
you would log
they would log
Conditional continuous
I would be logging
you would be logging
he/she/it would be logging
we would be logging
you would be logging
they would be logging
Conditional perfect
I would have log
you would have log
he/she/it would have log
we would have log
you would have log
they would have log
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been logging
you would have been logging
he/she/it would have been logging
we would have been logging
you would have been logging
they would have been logging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you log
we let´s log
you log
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to log
Past participle
logged
Present Participle
logging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOG

lofty
log cabin
log chip
log file
log fire
log in
log jam
log of wood
log out
logagraphia
logan
logan-stone
loganberries
loganberry
logania
loganiaceous
logaoedic
logarithm
logarithmic
logarithmic function

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOG

analog
blog
bog
bulldog
cog
dog
fog
frog
hog
hot dog
hot-dog
jog
nog
prog
put on the dog
Tagalog
the Little Dog
tog
vlog
weblog

Synonyms and antonyms of log in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LOG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «log» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of log
account · block · blog · bole · book · branch · chart · chop · chunk · cut · daybook · diary · enter · fell · hew · journal · listing · logbook · note · put down · record · register · report · set down · stump · tally · trunk

Translation of «log» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOG

Find out the translation of log to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of log from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «log» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

原木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tronco
570 millions of speakers

English

log
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लॉग इन करें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَاقِ الشّجَرَةِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бревно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tronco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লগ ইন করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rondin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Log
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Baumstamm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

丸太
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

nyathet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khúc gỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉग करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kütük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tronco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kloc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buștean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κούτσουρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loggbok
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tømmerstokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of log

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOG»

The term «log» is very widely used and occupies the 548 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «log» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «log» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about log

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10 QUOTES WITH «LOG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word log.
1
David Archuleta
Before 'American Idol' and all this stuff, I was obsessed with music charts, and I used to go online to find out what was popular in other countries. I'd log on to the BBC website, and that's how I found out about artists like Natasha Bedingfield, Daniel Bedingfield and Take That.
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Heather Brooke
Slightly embarrassing admission: Even when I was a kid, I used to have these little spy books, and I would, like, see what everybody was doing in my neighborhood and log it down.
3
Peter Cullen
I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. And if kids feel so inclined, they can log onto NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which we present every year to some of the brilliant young minds that are taking up into the academics of space, science, technology, math.
4
Joe Davis
I went to school at this log school house. A white woman was my teacher, I do not remember her name. My father had to pay her one dollar a month for me. Us kids that went to school did not have desks, we used slates and set on the hued down logs for seats.
5
Alice Morse Earle
By the year 1670, wooden chimneys and log houses of the Plymouth and Bay colonies were replaced by more sightly houses of two stories, which were frequently built with the second story jutting out a foot or two over the first, and sometimes with the attic story still further extending over the second story.
6
Barton Gellman
Everyone and his Big Brother wants to log your browsing habits, the better to build a profile of who you are and how you live your life - online and off. Search engine companies offer a benefit in return: more relevant search results. The more they know about you, the better they can tailor information to your needs.
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Nolan Gould
I'm pretty much using media all day because my school is online. It's sort of like homeschooling but also like going to real school - you log in and do all your work and email it to the teacher, and we have a teacher who oversees us on set.
8
Bob Graham
I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things to do day by day as well as a log of how my time is consumed throughout the day. It's a very important part of my personal discipline.
9
Mark Haddon
I have very fond memories of swimming in Walden Pond when we lived in Boston. You'd swim past a log and see all these turtles sunning themselves. Slightly disturbing if you thought about how many more were swimming around your toes, but also rather wonderful.
10
Joanne Harris
People reveal so much of their mental processes online, simply because the psychological effect of anonymity just means that a whole raft of inhibitions are left alone when people log on.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOG»

Discover the use of log in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to log and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New Look at Log Cabin Quilts: Design a Scene Block by ...
Find inspiration in everyday life as you design spectacular quilts using one simple block Celebrated quilt artist Flavin Glover builds on basic log cabin blocks and turns this American classic into an art form.
Flavin Glover, 2003
2
Logging and Log Management: The Authoritative Guide to ...
Effectively analyzing large volumes of diverse logs can pose many challenges. Logging and Log Management helps to simplify this complex process using practical guidance and real-world examples.
Anton Chuvakin, Kevin Schmidt, Chris Phillips, 2012
3
Five Frogs on a Log
Whether you're buying another company or acquiring a new vision of the future, this book proffers an unconventional perspective and a practical, readily accessible set of solutions to the single greatest challenge facing today's managers: ...
Mark L. Feldman, Michael F. Spratt, 2010
4
Log Home Living
Log Home Living is the oldest, largest and most widely distributed and read publication reaching log home enthusiasts.
5
Wood-fired Ceramics: Contemporary Practices
Clay, glaze, and slip recipes, kiln firing logs, and kiln plans are also included. Work by over sixty artists illustrates the text, and represents of the diversity of styles in contemporary wood-fired ceramics.
Coll Minogue, Robert Sanderson, 2000
6
Essentials of Modern Open-hole Log Interpretation
This book presents modern log interpretation simply and concisely for the geologist, petrophysicist, reservoir engineer, and production engineer familiar with rock properties but inexperienced with logs.
John T. Dewan, 1983
7
Security Log Management: Identifying Patterns in the Chaos
This book teaches IT professionals how to analyze, manage, and automate their security log files to generate useful, repeatable information that can be use to make their networks more efficient and secure using primarily open source tools.
Jacob Babbin, 2006
8
The Log from the Sea of Cortez
This exciting day-by-day account of their journey together is a rare blend of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. This edition features an introduction by Richard Astro.
John Steinbeck, 1995
9
Tune In, Log On: Soaps, Fandom, and Online Community
Bridging the fields of computer-mediated communication and audience studies, the book shows how verbal and non verbal communicative practices create collaborative interpretations and criticism, group humor, interpersonal relationships, ...
Nancy K. Baym, 2000
10
Cased Hole and Production Log Evaluation
The book provides current, comprehensive solutions for both traditional and new oilfield operations problems to practicing petroleum and petrophysical engineers.
James J. Smolen, Jim J. Smolen, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term log is used in the context of the following news items.
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Log truck rollover shuts down Hwy 71 northbound at Index Bridge …
a log truck rolled over around 12 p.m. Monday, spilling a load of logs into the median. (Source: Fred Gamble/KSLA News 12) ... «KSLA-TV, Jul 15»
2
Log offers historic glimpse of Edsel Ford road trip in Model T century …
To the benefit of history, one of the adventurers, H.R. Caulkins Jr., documented the trip for posterity with a typed log on now-yellowed pages ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Public Safety Log: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 - East Oregonian
•A caller at 4:18 a.m. reported her car stolen from Tri-Harbor Apartments, 210 Klickitat St., Umatilla. A Umatilla police officer took a theft report. «East Oregonian, Jul 15»
4
Police Log: Fifth OUI, Disorderly Conduct, and More | Stoughton, MA …
Police Log: Fifth OUI, Disorderly Conduct, and More. The following is from the Stoughton Police Log. Where arrests and charges are mentioned ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
5
Lancaster County Police Log for Monday, July 20, 2015 …
NEW HOLLAND: Jeffrey Singleton, 55, of 19 S. Custer Ave., was charged with simple assault, harassment and resisting arrest July 17 for ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
6
Arrest Log: July 20 - Herald Bulletin: Short Takes
Arrest Log. Arrests made by Madison County law enforcement on Saturday and Sunday, based on Madison County Jail records. Charges are ... «The Herald Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
See 8 storybook log houses: Steiner Cabins Tour on Mount Hood …
Henry Steiner Log Cabins on Mt. Hood. Notice the Steiner signature feature: Wooden spokes radiating like a sunburst underneath porch gables ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
8
Service vehicles: log it or lose it - Truck News
1 reason “service vehicle” claims are denied is for failure to properly log business-related travel. Whether you buy or lease, whether the car or ... «Truck News, Jul 15»
9
Vigo County Jail Log: July 20, 2015 - Terre Haute Tribune Star …
The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, based on jail ... «Terre Haute Tribune Star, Jul 15»
10
Sunday's Delaware County arrest log - The Star Press
Law enforcement agencies in Muncie and Delaware County jailed nine people Sunday. Except for warrant arrests, the following charges are ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»

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