Meaning & Definition of Monitor in English
English⟶
Monitor
/mɑnətər/
noun
1. Someone who supervises (an examination)
synonym:
- proctor,
- monitor
2. Someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
synonym:
- admonisher,
- monitor,
- reminder
3. An ironclad vessel built by federal forces to do battle with the merrimac
synonym:
- Monitor
4. Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
synonym:
- monitor,
- monitoring device
5. Electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
synonym:
- monitor
6. A piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
synonym:
- monitor
7. Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of africa and asia and australia
- Fabled to warn of crocodiles
synonym:
- monitor,
- monitor lizard,
- varan
verb
1. Keep tabs on
- Keep an eye on
- Keep under surveillance
- "We are monitoring the air quality"
- "The police monitor the suspect's moves"
synonym:
- monitor,
- supervise
2. Check, track, or observe by means of a receiver
synonym:
- monitor
Examples of using
Here's an optical illusion: you think you are looking at a cube, while in fact you are looking at your monitor.
I'll monitor your progress from my computer.
Many companies monitor their employees' internet activity.