phrasal verb🧩 phrasal verb

log out

to leave an account

What it means

To end a session on a computer system, website, or app by signing off so that no one else can use your account. It is the standard pair to 'log in' in digital contexts.

Examples

  • Always log out of your email when using a public computer.
  • I forgot to log out, and my brother saw all my messages.
  • The site will automatically log you out after fifteen minutes of inactivity.
  • Could you log me out of the account before you close the laptop?

Where it comes from

Sometimes written 'log off'. Inseparable in most cases, though 'log me out' is common. Standard in tech and everyday digital life since the 1990s.

Related phrasal verbs

#log in#turn off#drop out#get out

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