monitor
English meaning: Monitor
Definition
Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
Example
“The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.”
Another example: “Nurses will monitor her heart rate throughout the night.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A noun and verb. As a verb it means to watch, check or supervise something over time (monitor progress, blood pressure). As a noun it means a screen, a supervising person, or a heart-rate/baby device. The lizard sense is specialist.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'monitor' ('one who warns or advises'), from 'monere' ('to warn'), entering English in the 16th century.
Synonyms
- admonisher
- supervise
- reminder
- monitor lizard
- varan
- ride herd on
- proctor
Related Words
- lizard
- compliance
- nurses
- monitoring
- pupil
- evaluate
- progress
- keyboard
- detect
- implementation
Common Collocations
- computer monitor
- monitor progress
- heart monitor
- closely monitor
- baby monitor
- monitor the situation
Word Forms
monitor (n); monitors (pl); monitor (v); monitored; monitoring
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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