log
Pronunciation
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- (countable) A log is a piece of wood that is long and round that has been cut off a tree.
- We need another log to make a nice big fire.
- (countable) A log is a place where people or computer programs write things when they happen, and they write the date (and maybe the time) every time they write something.
- We need to keep a log of everyone going into and out of this building.
- (countable) (mathematics) In mathematics, a log is a logarithm.
Verb
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- When people log a forest, they cut down the trees to make logs.
- There was a forest here, but it was logged a few years ago.
- When someone logs something, they write it in a log book.
- Make sure you log that so we'll remember what time it happened.