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# monitor

noun (a monitor, monitors); verb (monitor, monitors, monitored, monitoring)

«monitor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A computer screen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#m1)
2. A machine that watches and shows something, like a heart monitor or a baby monitor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#m2)
3. (at school) A pupil with a special job: «milk monitor», «book monitor». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#m3)
4. (verb) To watch or check something carefully over time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#m4)
5. (monitor lizard) A large lizard, like the Komodo dragon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#m5)

### In the lessons

In school: class monitors help the teacher; computers have monitors. In science: we monitor plant growth, temperature or weather every day and record results. In everyday life and safety: baby monitors, heart monitors in hospitals; parents monitor screen time. Phrases: «keep monitoring», «screen monitor», «heart rate monitor».

### Examples

- Please turn off the monitor before you leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#x1)
- I'm the plant monitor this week, so I water the plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#x2)
- We monitored the temperature every day for a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#x3)
- The nurse checked the heart monitor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#x4)
- The baby monitor lets parents hear the baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#x5)
- A monitor lizard can grow longer than a man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#x6)
- Our teacher monitors how much time we spend online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun; verb: monitored, monitoring (no double r). Spelling: «-or», not «-er». Noun from the verb: monitoring.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «monitor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monitor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«monitor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/monitor.html) on Mova free.