Phrase guide

log in

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • I would like to log in to check my e-mail, but I can't remember my password.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: log on, sign in, sign on, log into

Antonyms: log off, log out, sign off, sign out

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be placed at a certain ranking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

enter a computer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Have you logged in lately?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: log on, log-in

Antonyms: log out

Broader terms: access

History

Etymology

By analogy with clock in. First use of the term appears in 1963 in the publication Compatible Time-Sharing System from the MIT Computation Center.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: meld aan — gain access to a computer system
  • Asturian: aniciar sesión — gain access to a computer system
  • Chinese: чинлэ (qinle) — gain access to a computer system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 記入 /记入 (jìrù) — gain access to a computer system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登錄 /登录 (dēnglù) — gain access to a computer system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 簽入 /签入 (qiānrù) — gain access to a computer system
  • Czech: přihlásit se — gain access to a computer system
  • Danish: logge ind — gain access to a computer system
  • Danish: logge på — gain access to a computer system
  • Dutch: aanmelden — gain access to a computer system
  • Dutch: inloggen — gain access to a computer system
  • Esperanto: ensaluti — gain access to a computer system
  • Finnish: kirjautua — gain access to a computer system
  • Finnish: kirjautua sisään — gain access to a computer system
  • French: s'identifier — gain access to a computer system
  • French: se connecter — gain access to a computer system
  • Georgian: ავტორიზაცია (avṭorizacia) — gain access to a computer system
  • Georgian: სისტემაში შესვლა (sisṭemaši šesvla) — gain access to a computer system
  • Georgian: შესვლა (šesvla) — gain access to a computer system
  • German: sich anmelden — gain access to a computer system
  • German: sich einloggen — gain access to a computer system
  • German: einloggen — gain access to a computer system
  • Hebrew: התחבר (hitkhabér) — gain access to a computer system
  • Hebrew: נכנס (nikhnás) — gain access to a computer system
  • Hebrew: נכנס לחשבון (nikhnás lekheshbón) — gain access to a computer system
  • Hungarian: belép — gain access to a computer system
  • Hungarian: bejelentkezik — gain access to a computer system
  • Icelandic: skrá inn — gain access to a computer system
  • Ido: enirar — gain access to a computer system
  • Indonesian: masuk — gain access to a computer system
  • Irish: logáil isteach — gain access to a computer system
  • Italian: accedere — gain access to a computer system
  • Italian: autenticarsi — gain access to a computer system
  • Italian: entrare — gain access to a computer system
  • Japanese: ログインする (roguin suru) — gain access to a computer system
  • Japanese: サインインする (sain'in suru) — gain access to a computer system
  • Khmer: ចូល (cool) — gain access to a computer system
  • Korean: 로그인하다 (rogeu'inhada) — gain access to a computer system
  • Lingala: komíkitola — gain access to a computer system
  • Luxembourgish: aloggen — gain access to a computer system
  • Malay: log masuk — gain access to a computer system
  • Māori: takiuru — gain access to a computer system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: logge på — gain access to a computer system
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: logga inn — gain access to a computer system
  • Polish: zalogować się — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: fazer/realizar login (o) — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: entrar — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: fazer login — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: realizar login — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: logar — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: autenticar — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: iniciar sessão — gain access to a computer system
  • Portuguese: autenticar-se — gain access to a computer system
  • Romanian: autentifica — gain access to a computer system
  • Romanian: loga — gain access to a computer system
  • Russian: авторизо́вываться (avtorizóvyvatʹsja) — gain access to a computer system
  • Russian: авторизова́ться (avtorizovátʹsja) — gain access to a computer system
  • Russian: войти́ (vojtí) — gain access to a computer system
  • Russian: подсоедини́ться (podsojedinítʹsja) — gain access to a computer system
  • Russian: подключи́ться (podključítʹsja) — gain access to a computer system
  • Russian: зарегистри́роваться (zaregistrírovatʹsja) — gain access to a computer system
  • Lower Sorbian: zalogowaś se — gain access to a computer system
  • Spanish: entrar — gain access to a computer system
  • Spanish: iniciar sesión — gain access to a computer system
  • Spanish: loguearse — gain access to a computer system
  • Swedish: logga in — gain access to a computer system
  • Thai: ล็อกอิน — gain access to a computer system
  • Tigrinya: ብመንነት እተው (bəmännät ʾətäw) — gain access to a computer system
  • Turkish: giriş yapmak — gain access to a computer system
  • Vietnamese: đăng nhập — gain access to a computer system
  • Vietnamese: hội nhập — gain access to a computer system
  • Volapük: nunädön — gain access to a computer system
  • Walloon: s' elodjî — gain access to a computer system
  • Welsh: mewngofnodi — gain access to a computer system