1 a television screen used to show particular kinds of information; a screen that shows information from a computer:
The details of today's flights are displayed on the monitor. * a PC with a 17 inch colour monitor
seealsoVDU
2 a piece of equipment used to check or record sth:
a heart monitor
3 a student in a school who carries out special duties, such as helping the teacher
4 a person whose job is to check that sth is done fairly and honestly, especially in a foreign country:
UN monitors declared the referendum fair.
Part of speech: verb
1 to watch and check sth over a period of time in order to see how it develops, so that you can make any necessary changes:
[VN] Each student's progress is closely monitored. [also Vwh-]
2 [VN] to listen to telephone calls, foreign radio broadcasts, etc. in order to find out information that might be useful
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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