logged

logged — verb

  • loggedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • loggeds3rd person singular
  • loggeding-ing form
  • loggededpast simple

1. the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'log' — used when you are ta

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Definition

the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'log' — used when you are talking about a finished action of writing something in an official record, reaching a certain number of hours or distance, or cutting down trees.

Example

The nurse logged every patient's temperature and blood pressure before the doctor arrived.

logged + direct object for recording

Takeshi has logged over two thousand hours as a volunteer paramedic since 2021.

have + logged + [time/distance] for reaching a milestone

Common collocations
  • logged + hours / miles / data / complaints / entries
  • logged into / onto / in / out / off
  • logged with [authority / department]
  • carefully / officially / automatically logged

Grammar Patterns

logged + [record / distance / time]

have + logged + [object]

be + logged + (in / into / on) [system]

Usage Note

When used in computer contexts, 'logged in' and 'logged on' are common for accessing systems; 'logged off' and 'logged out' are used for leaving them.

Common Mistakes

I logged in the system
I logged into the system
'log in' needs the preposition 'to' before the system name.
She has logged 500 hours of work' (when she means she has 500 hours billed, not completed)
She has logged 500 hours of volunteer work
'logged' means actually done and recorded, not just planned or billed.

logged — adjective

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: adjective/1

'Logged', 'sluggish', 'lethargic', 'heavy', and 'tired' all describe a state of reduced energy, but they differ in cause and connotation. 'Tired' is the broadest and most common — it simply means needing rest after effort or lack of sleep. 'Sluggish' describes slow movement like a car with no power; it applies to both people and systems (a sluggish internet connection). 'Lethargic' has a medical or serious tone — it suggests an abnormal lack of energy from illness or depression. 'Heavy' is more about physical sensation (heavy eyelids, heavy limbs). 'Logged' is the narrowest: it specifically describes the feeling of a body that is hard to move because of physical fullness, prolonged stillness, or exhaustion — as after a big meal or a long car ride. For example: 'After Thanksgiving dinner, the whole family felt logged and dozed off on the sofa.' 'Sluggish' would work there too, but 'logged' adds a stronger physical-weight image.

sluggish ↗lethargic ↗heavy ↗sleepy ↗tired ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Adverbs

Phrases

  • logged into
  • logged in
  • logged out
  • logged off

Prepositions

Etymology

Old Norse (lág — felled tree)English (log — piece of wood)English (logbook — record book)English (to log — to record; waterlogged — saturated)

The verb 'log' (and its past form 'logged') comes from the noun 'log' meaning a piece of wood. In the 19th century, ships used a 'log' — a wooden block on a rope — thrown overboard to measure speed. The sailor would record the speed in a book, which became known as the 'logbook'. From there, 'to log' came to mean 'to record officially'. The adjective senses of 'logged' (sluggish, sodden) come from a different path: something that is 'waterlogged' is as heavy and soaked as a piece of wood that has been in water for a long time, and the shortened 'logged' retained this meaning.