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verb | noun monitormonitor1 /ˈmɑnət̮ɚ/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYmonitor1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin monere to warn VERB TABLEmonitor |
| Present | I, you, we, they | monitor | | he, she, it | monitors | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | monitored | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have monitored | | he, she, it | has monitored | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had monitored | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will monitor | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have monitored |
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| Present | I | am monitoring | | he, she, it | is monitoring | | you, we, they | are monitoring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was monitoring | | you, we, they | were monitoring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been monitoring | | he, she, it | has been monitoring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been monitoring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be monitoring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been monitoring |
THESAURUSexamine► check to look at something or do something to find out if it is correct, in good condition, or as it should be: I always check my tires before a long trip. A customs officer checked our passports. ► make sure (also make certain formal) to find out if a fact, statement, etc. is correct or true: Make sure the door is locked. ► double-check to check something again to find out if it is safe, ready, correct, etc.: Double-check your answers before turning the test in. ► examine to check something carefully in order to find out or decide something: Police examined the weapon for fingerprints. ► inspect to examine something carefully or visit a place to check that everything is satisfactory: The Health Department inspects restaurants for cleanliness and safety. ► confirm (also verify formal) to make sure officially that something is true: Employers are required to verify that all employees are here legally. ► go through something (also go over something) to check something such as a document or plan from beginning to end, to make sure that it is correct: I had my lawyer go over the contract before I signed. ► test to examine or use something in order to find out its qualities or check that it is satisfactory: The products are carefully tested before they are sold to the public. ► monitor to carefully watch or keep checking someone or something in order to see what changes take place over a period of time: The tests allow teachers to monitor students’ progress. look at► watch to look at and pay attention to something that is happening or moving: Watch carefully, and I’ll show you how to do it. I like to watch the ducks. ► keep an eye on somebody/something informal to watch someone or something to make sure nothing bad happens: Can you keep an eye on our house while we’re on vacation? ► see to watch a movie, television show, or sports game: Did you see the basketball game last night? ► spy on somebody to watch someone secretly in order to get information about him or her: He caught his neighbor spying on him with a pair of binoculars. ► observe formal to watch something carefully, especially for a long time, in order to find out more about it: She observed the children at play and took notes for her research. ► monitor to carefully watch a person or situation to see if there are problems or changes: A teacher should monitor the students during the exam. 1to carefully watch, listen to, or examine something over a period of time, to check for any changes or developments: UN peacekeepers will be sent to monitor the ceasefire. Nurses constantly monitor the patients’ condition.► see thesaurus at check1, watch12to secretly listen to other people’s telephone calls, foreign radio broadcasts, etc.: Army intelligence has been monitoring the enemy’s radio broadcasts. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin monere to warn] verb | noun monitormonitor2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYmonitor2Origin: 1500-1600 Latin monere to warn 1computers the part of a computer that looks like a television and that shows information → screen: a flat-screen monitor2a television that shows a picture of what is happening in a particular place: A security guard was watching a row of monitors.3a piece of equipment that receives and shows information about what is happening inside someone’s body: a monitor that shows the baby’s heartbeat4someone whose job is to check that something is being done correctly or fairly: UN election monitors5someone whose job is to listen to news, messages, etc. from foreign radio stations and report on them |