monitor
(mɒnɪtəʳ )
Word forms: monitors , monitoring , 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
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 substances inside a person's body.
The heart monitor shows low levels of consciousness.
Synonyms: scanner, recorder, detector
4. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] B2
A monitor is a screen which is used to display certain kinds of information, for example in airports or television studios.
He was watching a game of tennis on a television monitor.
Synonyms: screen, VDU, visual display unit
5. countable noun B2
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
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Collocations:
monitor a patient monitor a site monitor a system monitor development monitor movement monitor pollution monitor progress monitor remotely monitor shows monitor the level monitor the network monitor the weather monitored regularly sensors monitor
It will also memorise the last 32 readings to help monitor a patient.
The Sun
The machine wouldn't replace a physio, but would allow them to monitor a patient remotely through the internet, freeing the physio's time and giving patients more independence.
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The administration would take place over a period of a minute to a minute and a half, and personnel would constantly monitor the patient.
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In most cases doctors simply monitored the patient's condition and prescribed painkillers.
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The doctor also lacked the sophisticated equipment required to monitor his patient's vital signs.
Times, Sunday Times
If possible, certain employees should be assigned to monitor the site and make sure there are not fraudulent sites being created.
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That rule expanded on the requirement on foreign internet service providers to monitor their sites to conform to local regulations.
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It should invest in an army of people monitoring the site for dangerous material.
The Sun
Instead, their browser constantly monitors the site and informs the user of any updates.
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We have policies in place to discourage the distribution of distressing content and our community monitors the site accordingly.
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Labour has called for regional school commissioners to monitor the system.
Times, Sunday Times
On this occasion a driver was in the sleeper berth of the truck to monitor the system.
Times, Sunday Times
Systems that provide calling party camp-on monitor the system facilities until the necessary facilities become available, and then proceed to complete the requested access.
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Underwater cameras monitor the system.
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It said that the government was monitoring developments.
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It will continue to monitor developments.
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The government said it was monitoring developments.
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Various industry and trade associations are also monitoring developments in conflict minerals laws and traceability frameworks.
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Congress has monitored developments but as of 2009 has not undertaken a major revision of applicable regulation.
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Dots were put around cracks to monitor movement monthly.
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Global positioning systems and telematic devices, which monitor movement, allow insurers more accurately to monitor your driving.
Times, Sunday Times
A control panel in the security guard's room on the lower-ground floor will allow him to monitor movements in the house.
Times, Sunday Times
The other rolls are attached to seismographs monitoring movement at the bedrock level, and indicate actual seismic activity.
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Smart headsets usually perform a verity of functions such as, but not limited to: monitoring fitness, monitoring movement, storing/playing music or audio files, and receiving phone calls.
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This mechanical carp has a more benign purpose: to swim through coastal and inland waters and monitor pollution.
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They also monitor pollution levels and energy efficiency.
Times, Sunday Times
It should monitor pollution levels more frequently, set tougher targets and penalise those who fail to reach them.
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Fish could also find themselves swimming with automatons made in their image, which will monitor pollution levels and collect intelligence on fishy behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times
It can follow giant plumes of this gas moving across the planet from these large burns, allowing scientists to better monitor pollution transport patterns.
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You will then be able to monitor progress and increase the intensity if necessary.
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Both parties can monitor progress as time goes on.
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You can customise your workouts, set goals and monitor progress.
The Sun
It will be displayed on a website so the public can monitor progress daily.
Times, Sunday Times
Her school has been using the free service to share assignments, monitor progress, and let students and teachers chat.
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Some 3,000 patients with long-term conditions will receive machines prompting them to answer questions about their disease, which are then monitored remotely by nurses, who intervene where necessary.
Times, Sunday Times
The daily readings will be monitored remotely by doctors or nurses to check if the patient needs treatment.
The Sun
The equipment can be controlled and monitored remotely by faculty and astronomers.
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This energy monitor shows your household electricity usage in kilowatts or the cost in pounds.
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Press another button, and the monitor shows a computer-generated bird's-eye view of the vehicle, which uses actual images of the obstacles that may surround the vehicle on all four sides.
Times, Sunday Times
Our retail sales monitor shows it fell.
The Sun
A look at the monitor shows it has hit an electric 185bpm.
The Sun
The sensor transmits the data of the flight path to a monitor; a monitor shows the course of the acceleration, including the zero gravity phase.
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They are then encouraged to continue cycling, with follow-ups at six and twelve months to monitor their level of hip pain.
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Each country also has its own supervisory authority to monitor the level of protection.
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The controls aim was to monitor the level of functioning of the various departments and services in the hospitals.
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Medical physicists will be monitoring the levels of radiation in work areas and each worker should be carrying a dosimeter to measure exposure.
Times, Sunday Times
Use this gadget no more than once a week to monitor your levels.
Times, Sunday Times
These devices connect to the network to calculate key performance indicators to monitor the network and speed-up troubleshooting activities.
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An anomaly-based intrusion detection system may also monitor the network like wireshark traffic and may be logged for audit purposes and for later high-level analysis.
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Companies may use sniffers to monitor their network.
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Authorities, who monitored the network news broadcasts, would then attempt to coordinate rescue efforts based on the news reports.
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But he could also use his hair to monitor the weather.
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One of his tasks was to monitor the weather, which he wrote about until he was too exhausted to continue.
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Monitoring the weather like this would allow big weather systems such as heavy rainstorms to be tracked better.
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We were closely monitoring the weather.
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Staff monitoring the weather and fires can pull a pilot out of a hot spot at a moment's notice.
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Flocks are monitored regularly for radioactivity.
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Programmes are monitored regularly and their impact and relevance evaluated.
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Even after the completion of the excavation, the houses are still monitored regularly and, if carried further injections.
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The plan proposed they will be monitored regularly to ensure that students are making continual academic progress, accelerated appropriately, and on-track to graduation.
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Donations are largely unrestricted and requirements are monitored regularly to ensure that levels of funding are appropriate.
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Sensors monitor heart and breathing rates and oxygen levels, looking for early warning signs of deterioration that can be tackled swiftly.
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Sensors monitor the temperature once every second and adjust the thermostat automatically to maintain optimum conditions.
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Sensors monitor the heat 250 times a second to maintain a safe temp for hair that's 70% stronger and 20% shinier.
The Sun
Three breathe clean air and three are exposed to diluted air from the incinerator's chimney, while sensors monitor their heartbeats and other vital signs.
Times, Sunday Times
Clever sensors monitor the blood flow in your ear canal to reveal oxygen consumption and heart rate.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 显示器, 监控
Japanese: モニター, 監視する
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