log
part of speech
noun (log, logs); verb (log, logs, logged, logging)
meaning for a pupil
1) A log is a thick piece of a tree trunk or big branch that has been cut down. tree →
2) A log is a written record of what happens, like a ship's log or a reading log. tree →
3) To log in or log on is to enter a computer or website with your name and password. tree →
4) Logging is cutting down trees for wood. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a thing counted; logs cut into pieces (cuts and pieces problems: pieces = cuts + 1); time per cut. In everyday life: logs for the fire, sitting on a log in the woods, a reading log at school. In science: animals living under logs; logging and forests. Phrases: «log in», «log out», «sleep like a log», «reading log».
examples
- A log is cut into 4 pieces. tree →
- How many cuts make 5 pieces? tree →
- Each cut takes 3 minutes. tree →
- There are 20 logs in the pile. tree →
- We put another log on the fire. tree →
- Fill in your reading log every night. tree →
- Log in with your username and password. tree →
- After the long walk I slept like a log. tree →
- One set her foot on the log. tree →
note
Countable: «a log». «Log in» (two words as a verb), «login» (one word as a noun). Maths: pieces = cuts + 1 when cutting a log. Trap: «cut into 4 pieces» needs only 3 cuts, so time = 3 × time per cut. Safety: never share your login password.
In the corpora
- Reading-log comments are meant to show what you thought, so copied ones are pointless.
- A message saying your account will be deleted unless you log in through a link is phishing, a trick to steal your login.
- To log in safely, open the app or website yourself instead of using a link in a message.
- Woodlice need damp places and hide under logs and stones; they are crustaceans, related to crabs and shrimps, not insects.
- At first it's fun: twigs crackle, logs trip him, fungus on stumps looks like funny faces.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «log» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.