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monitor

/ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/noun, verb3 syllables

Monitor means: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided.

Synonyms for monitor10

noun, as in someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

admonisher, reminder

noun, as in any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

monitor lizard, varan

noun, as in an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

USS Monitor

noun, as in someone who supervises (an examination)

proctor

noun, as in display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

monitoring device

verb, as in keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

supervise

also used for monitor

oversee, track

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does monitor mean?9

noun

1

someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

2

any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

3

an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

4

someone who supervises (an examination)

5

display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

6

electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

7

a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

verb

1

keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance“we are monitoring the air quality”

2

check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Monitor in a sentence

  • It's hard for me, reading letters on the monitor.cntrational
  • Each participant wore an activity monitor to measure heart rate, perspiration and sleep quality.Cangarejo
  • Ziri was just sitting, staring at his monitor.Amastan
  • In order to serve you better, your call may be monitored.CK
  • She's still being monitored, but the doctors say she's doing okay.Nuel
  • The volcano had been quiescent for centuries, but scientists still monitored it closely.rul
  • What's the reading on the blood pressure monitor?timmartin
  • A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting glaciers.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of monitor

as a noun

plural
monitors

as a verb

past tense
monitored
present participle
monitoring
third-person singular
monitors
past participle
monitored