monitor Meaning & Definition
What Does Monitor Mean?
Monitor is a noun that means a student appointed to assist a teacher. It is also used to mean one that warns or instructs. As a verb, it means to watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose.
Monitor at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmä-nə-tər/ |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Synonyms | admonisher, supervise and reminder |
| Plural | monitors |
| Verb forms | monitors, monitoring, monitored |
Monitor Definition (Noun)
- a student appointed to assist a teacher
- one that warns or instructs
U.N. weapons monitors and instructors
- one that monitors or is used in monitoring: such as
- an electronic device with a screen used for display (as of television pictures or computer information)
- a device for observing a biological condition or function
a heart monitor
- monitor lizard
- a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving gun turrets
- a small modern warship with shallow draft see draft:1 for coastal bombardment
- a raised central portion of a roof having low windows or louvers for providing light and air
Monitor as a Verb
- to watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose
Nurses monitored the patient's heart rate.
Noun
- any of various tropical carnivorous lizards (genus Varanus of the family Varanidae) of Australia, Asia, and Africa
Synonyms of Monitor
Monitor synonyms and antonyms →Monitor in a Sentence
The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.
The information flashed up on the monitor.
a machine code monitor
U.N. weapons monitors and instructors
a heart monitor
Nurses monitored the patient's heart rate.
police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders
Word Forms & Grammar
mon·i·to·ri·al adjective
mon·i·tor·ship noun
monitor
monitorial
monitors
monitorship
monitorships
mon·i·tored
mon·i·tor·ing
monitored
monitoring
monitor lizard
monitor lizards
monitor (plural monitors)
monitor (third-person singular simple present monitors, present participle monitoring, simple past and past participle monitored)
Origin of Monitor
Origin 1: Latin, one that warns, overseer, from monēre to warn mind
Origin 2: see monitor:1
Origin 3: 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.
First Known Use
1530
1924
1856
Pronouncing Monitor
You say monitor as /ˈmä-nə-tər/. It has 3 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (mä).
Monitor: Your Questions Answered
Is monitor a noun or a verb?
Monitor is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for monitor?
Close synonyms of monitor are admonisher, supervise and reminder. See the full list of monitor synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of monitor?
The plural of monitor is monitors.
What is the past tense of monitor?
The past tense of monitor is monitored. The present participle is monitoring.