Lernwerd

monitor

//ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for monitor

Mnemonics, your own examples, reminders…

Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
monitors

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
monitor
past (v2)
monitored
past participle (v3)
monitored
present participle
monitoring
3rd person singular
monitors

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

    • The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.

  2. 2.A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.

  3. 3.A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

    • The information flashed up on the monitor.

  4. 4.A studio monitor or loudspeaker.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To watch over; to guard.

    • During July 1989-February 1990 ambient SO₂, was monitored using a mobile station in the residential-commercial neighborhood of Copacabana.
    • Monitoring refers to keeping a watch over patients to ensure that they are practising what they have learnt about disability prevention correctly.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2568

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From Latin monitor (“warner”), from perfect passive participle monitus (“warning”), from verb monere (“to warn, admonish, remind”).

Warship sense is from USS Monitor, the first ship of this type.

Cookie preferences

Choose which optional cookies to allow. Strictly necessary storage is always on.

Privacy policy