nnoun.actthe act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)Examples:- the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times
Derivationally Related Form:monitor
Hypernyms:observance observation watching
Inherited Hypernyms:monitoringobservationlooksensingsensory activityactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionkeep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillanceSynset:monitor supervise
Examples:- we are monitoring the air quality
- the police monitor the suspect's moves
Derivationally Related Form:supervisorsupervisionmonitoringmonitor
Hypernyms:observe
Inherited Hypernyms:monitorobservewatch
Direct Hyponyms:sleuthsnoopspystag
Full Troponyms:spy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.perceptioncheck, track, or observe by means of a receiverHypernyms:observe
Inherited Hypernyms:monitorobservewatch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody