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monitor
(mɒnɪtəʳ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense monitors, present participle monitoring, past tense, past participle monitored
1. verb
If you monitor something, you regularly check its development or progress, and sometimes comment on it.
Officials had not been allowed to monitor the voting. [VERB noun]
You need feedback to monitor progress. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: check, follow, record, watch More Synonyms of monitor
monitoring uncountable noun
...analysis and monitoring of the global environment. [+ of]
2. verb
If someone monitors radio broadcasts from other countries, they record them or listen carefully to them in order to obtain information.
Peter Murray is in London and has been monitoring reports out of Monrovia. [VERB noun]
3. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A monitor is a machine that is used to check or record things, for example processes or substancesinside a person's body.
The heart monitor shows low levels of consciousness.
Synonyms: scanner, recorder, detector More Synonyms of monitor
4. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A monitor is a screen which is used to display certain kinds of information, for example inairports or television studios.
He was watching a game of tennis on a television monitor.
Synonyms: screen, VDU, visual display unit More Synonyms of monitor
5. countable noun
A monitor is the screen on a computer.
Last night you went home without switching off your computer monitor.
6. countable noun
You can refer to a person who checks that something is done correctly, or that it is fair, as a monitor.
Government monitors will continue to accompany reporters.
Synonyms: guide, observer, supervisor, overseer More Synonyms of monitor
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monitor in British English
(ˈmɒnɪtə)
noun
1.
a person or piece of equipment that warns, checks, controls, or keeps a continuous record of something
2. education
a.
a senior pupil with various supervisory duties
b.
a pupil assisting a teacher in classroom organization, etc
3.
a television screen used to display certain kinds of information in a television studio, airport, etc
4.
the unit in a desk computer that contains the screen
5.
a.
a loudspeaker used in a recording studio control room to determine quality or balance
b.
a loudspeaker used on stage to enable musicians to hear themselves
6.
a device for controlling the direction of a water jet in fire fighting
7.
any large predatory lizard of the genus Varanus and family Varanidae, inhabiting warm regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia
See also Komodo dragon8. Also called: giant mining
a nozzle for directing a high-pressure jet of water at the material to be excavated
9.
(formerly) a small heavily armoured shallow-draught warship used for coastal assault
verb (transitive)
10.
to act as a monitor of
11.
to observe or record (the activity or performance) of (an engine or other device)
12.
to check (the technical quality of) (a radio or television broadcast)
Derived forms
monitorial (ˌmɒnɪˈtɔːrɪəl) adjective
monitorially (ˌmoniˈtorially)
adverb
monitorship (ˈmonitorˌship)
noun
monitress (ˈmonitress)
feminine noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin, from monēre to advisemonitor in American English
(ˈmɑnɪtər)
noun
1.
a person who advises, warns, or cautions
2.
in some schools, a student chosen to help keep order, record attendance, etc.
3.
something that reminds or warns
4.
any of a family (Varanidae) of usually very large, flesh-eating lizards of Africa,S Asia, and Australia
from the notion that they warn of the presence of crocodiles5. US, Obsolete
a heavily armored warship with a low, flat deck and heavy guns fitted in one or more revolving turrets
6. US
a mounting for a nozzle that allows a stream of water to be played in any direction, as in fire fighting
7.
a person who monitors a foreign broadcast, etc.
8.
any of various devices for checking or regulating the performance of machines, aircraft, guided missiles, etc.
9.
an instrument for measuring radioactive contamination by means of the ionizing radiation being emitted
10. Computing
a video screen for displaying data, graphic images, etc.
11. Radio and Television
a receiver or speaker, as in the control room of a broadcasting studio, for checking the quality of thetransmission
verb transitive, verb intransitive
12.
to watch or check on (a person or thing) as a monitor
13.
to check on or regulate the performance of (a machine, airplane, etc.)
14.
to test for radioactive contamination with a monitor
15.
to listen in on (a foreign broadcast, telephone conversation, etc.) as for gathering political or military information
16. Radio and Television
to check the quality of (transmission) with or as with a monitor
Derived forms
monitorship (ˈmonitorˌship) noun
Word origin
L < pp. of monere, to warn < IE *moni- < base *men-, to think > mind; (sense 5) < the Monitor, first such ship, built in 1862Image ofmonitor
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parts of a computer, reptileIn other languagesmonitor
British English: monitor /ˈmɒnɪtə/ NOUN
A monitor is a machine used to check or record things.
...a heart monitor.
- American English: monitor
- Arabic: شَاشَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: monitor
- Chinese: 显示器
- Croatian: monitor
- Czech: monitor
- Danish: monitor
- Dutch: monitor
- European Spanish: monitor pantalla
- Finnish: valvoja
- French: écran
- German: Monitor
- Greek: ενδείκτης
- Italian: monitor
- Japanese: モニター
- Korean: 모니터
- Norwegian: overvåker
- Polish: monitor
- European Portuguese: monitor
- Romanian: monitor
- Russian: монитор
- Latin American Spanish: monitor aparato receptor
- Swedish: monitor
- Thai: เครื่องควบคุม
- Turkish: gözcü
- Ukrainian: монітор
- Vietnamese: máy kiểm tra
British English: monitor VERB
If you monitor something, you regularly check its development or progress, and sometimes comment on it.
Officials had not been allowed to monitor the voting.
- American English: monitor
- Brazilian Portuguese: monitorar
- Chinese: 监控
- European Spanish: controlar
- French: suivre de près
- German: überwachen
- Italian: seguire l'andamento di
- Japanese: 監視する
- Korean: 점검하다
- European Portuguese: monitorar
- Latin American Spanish: controlar
Chinese translation of 'monitor'
monitor
(ˈmɔnɪtəʳ)
n (c)
- (= screen) (Comput)
显(顯)示屏
(xiǎnshìpíng) (个(個), gè) - [of video, television]
监(監)视(視)器
(jiānshìqì) (个(個), gè)
- (= screen) (Comput)
- (Med, = machine)
监(監)控器
(jiānkòngqì) (台, tái) - (= observer)
监(監)察员(員)
(jiāncháyuán) (位, wèi) - (Scol)
导(導)生
(dǎoshēng)
vt
- [progress, situation]
监(監)控
(jiānkòng) - [broadcasts]
监(監)听(聽)
(jiāntīng)
(verb)
Definition
to observe or record the condition or performance of a person or thing
Officials had not been allowed to monitor the voting.
Synonyms
check
Check the accuracy of every detail in your CV.
Get a mechanic to check the car out for you before you buy it.
follow
record Take care to follow the instructions.
watch
I had the feeling we were being watched.
survey
He pushed himself to his feet and surveyed the room.
observe
He studies and observes the behaviour of babies.
scan
She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspaper.
oversee
Get a surveyor to oversee and inspect the various stages of the work.
supervise
He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.
keep an eye on
keep track of
keep tabs on
1 (noun)
Definition
a person or device that warns, checks, controls, or keeps a continuous record of something
The heart monitor shows low levels of consciousness.
Synonyms
scanner
recorder
detector
2 (noun)
Definition
a screen used to display certain kinds of information, for example in airports or television studios
He was watching tennis on a television monitor.
Synonyms
screen
VDU
visual display unit
3 (noun)
Definition
a person or device that warns, checks, controls, or keeps a continuous record of something
Government monitors will continue to accompany reporters.
Synonyms
guide
He was spiritual guide to a group of young monks.
observer
A UN observer should attend the conference.
supervisor
a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory
overseer
Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business.
invigilator
4 (noun)
Definition
a pupil assisting a teacher with various duties
As a school monitor he set a good example.
Synonyms
prefect (British)
head girl
head boy
senior boy
senior girl
Additional synonyms
in the sense of follow
Definition
to act in accordance with
Take care to follow the instructions.
Synonyms
obey,
observe,
comply with,
adhere to,
mind,
watch,
note,
regard,
stick to,
heed,
conform to,
keep to,
pay attention to,
be guided by,
toe the line,
act according to,
act in accordance with,
give allegiance to
in the sense of observe
Definition
to watch (something) carefully
He studies and observes the behaviour of babies.
Synonyms
watch,
study,
view,
look at,
note,
check,
regard,
survey,
monitor,
contemplate,
check out (informal),
look on,
keep an eye on (informal),
gaze at,
pay attention to,
keep track of,
scrutinize,
keep tabs on (informal),
recce (slang),
keep under observation,
watch like a hawk,
take a dekko at (British, slang, old-fashioned)
in the sense of observer
A UN observer should attend the conference.
Synonyms
monitor,
inspector,
watchdog,
supervisor,
overseer,
scrutineer
Synonyms of 'monitor'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of oversee
Definition
to watch over and direct (someone or something)
Get a surveyor to oversee and inspect the various stages of the work.
Synonyms
supervise,
run,
control,
manage,
direct,
handle,
conduct,
look after,
be responsible for,
administer,
inspect,
preside over,
keep an eye on,
be on duty at,
superintend,
have or be in charge of
in the sense of overseer
Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business.
Synonyms
supervisor,
manager,
chief,
boss (informal),
master,
inspector,
superior,
administrator,
steward,
superintendent,
gaffer (informal, British),
or woman or person">foreman or woman or person,
super (informal)
in the sense of scan
Definition
to glance over quickly
She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspaper.
Synonyms
glance over,
skim,
look over,
eye,
check,
clock (British, slang),
examine,
check out (informal),
run over,
eyeball (slang),
size up (informal),
get a load of (informal),
look someone up and down,
run your eye over,
take a dekko at (British, slang, old-fashioned),
surf
in the sense of supervise
Definition
to watch over (people) so as to ensure appropriate behaviour
He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.
Synonyms
observe,
guide,
monitor,
oversee,
keep an eye on
in the sense of supervisor
a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory
Synonyms
boss (informal),
manager,
superintendent,
chief,
inspector,
administrator,
steward,
gaffer (informal, British),
or woman or person">foreman or woman or person,
overseerin the sense of survey
Definition
to view or consider (something) as a whole
He pushed himself to his feet and surveyed the room.
Synonyms
look over,
view,
scan,
examine,
observe,
contemplate,
supervise,
inspect,
eyeball (slang),
scrutinize,
size up,
take stock of,
eye up,
recce (slang),
reconnoitrein the sense of watch
Definition
to look at or observe closely and attentively
I had the feeling we were being watched.
Synonyms
spy on,
follow,
track,
monitor,
keep an eye on,
stake out,
keep tabs on (informal),
keep watch on,
keep under observation,
keep under surveillance
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