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monitor

/ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/noun

उच्चारण मॉनिटर

(कंप्यूटर का) मॉनिटर, स्क्रीन

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a television screen used to show particular kinds of information; a screen that shows information from a computer

    (कंप्यूटर का) मॉनिटर, स्क्रीन

    • a computer monitor
    • a heart monitor in the hospital
    • The nurse watched the monitor beside the bed.
    + 2 more examples
    • This monitor has a sharper screen than my old one.
    • Turn off the monitor when you leave the room.

    Synonyms screen display VDU

  2. 2

    [C]

    a student in a school who has special duties

    (कक्षा का) मॉनिटर

    • the class monitor
    • Radhika was chosen as the class monitor because she was punctual and fair.
    • The class monitor collected the homework notebooks.
    + 2 more examples
    • As monitor, he is expected to keep the room clean.
    • The teacher asked the monitor to write the names of the noisy students.

    Synonyms prefect captain head boy head girl

  3. 3

    [C]

    a person whose job is to check that something is done fairly

    निगरानी करने वाला, पर्यवेक्षक

    • election monitors
    • Independent monitors were sent to every polling booth to watch the voting.
    • Monitors from the United Nations visited the polling booths.
    + 2 more examples
    • The match monitor reported no problems.
    • Independent monitors check the safety of the food in the school canteen.

    Synonyms observer supervisor watchdog overseer invigilator

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth/sb

    to watch and check something over a period of time in order to see how it develops

    निगरानी करना, देख-रेख करना

    • Doctors are monitoring his condition.
    • The police monitor traffic through cameras.
    • Scientists monitor the water level of the river every day.
    + 2 more examples
    • The doctor will monitor your blood pressure for a week.
    • Parents should monitor how much time children spend online.

    Synonyms observe watch track supervise check

    Opposite ignore neglect overlook

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

monitor + noun (verb)

To monitor is to watch and check something over a time to see how it changes or progresses.

'Monitor' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ पर समय के साथ नज़र रखकर देखना है कि वह कैसे बदलती या आगे बढ़ती है।

  • Doctors monitor the patient's heartbeat.
  • The teacher monitors the students' progress.

monitor + wh-clause / how

A wh-clause can follow monitor when you check how something is developing.

जब आप जाँचते हैं कि कुछ कैसे विकसित हो रहा है, तब 'monitor' के बाद wh-clause आ सकता है।

  • The agency monitors how the funds are used.
  • We are monitoring whether the prices go up.

a monitor (noun)

A monitor can be a computer screen, a class leader in a school, or a device or person that checks something.

'Monitor' computer की screen, विद्यालय का कक्षा-नायक, या कुछ जाँचने वाला उपकरण या व्यक्ति हो सकता है।

  • The class monitor collected the notebooks.
  • The heart monitor beeped steadily.

monitor sb/sth for sth

Use for with the thing you look for while watching.

निगरानी करते हुए जिस चीज़ की तलाश हो, उसके लिए 'for' आता है।

  • Officers monitor the border for illegal crossing.
+Collocations 4

monitor + noun

progressperformancesituationchangeshealthweather

  • Scientists monitor the weather by satellite.

adverb + monitor

closelyconstantlycarefullyregularlyremotely

  • The nurse closely monitors the patient.

type + monitor

heartbabyclasscomputerair-quality

  • The baby monitor showed the infant asleep.

monitoring + noun

systemdeviceteamcentreprocess

  • A monitoring team visited the school.
“More examples 5
  • The government is monitoring the rainfall in the hills.

सरकार पहाड़ियों में वर्षा पर नज़र रख रही है।

  • Radhika was chosen as the class monitor.

राधिका को कक्षा का monitor चुना गया।

  • Parents should monitor how much time children spend online.

माता-पिता को देखना चाहिए कि बच्चे कितना समय online बिताते हैं।

  • The new monitor has a sharper screen.

नई monitor स्क्रीन अधिक साफ़ है।

  • Election observers monitored the voting at every booth.

चुनाव पर्यवेक्षकों ने हर बूथ पर मतदान पर नज़र रखी।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The teacher monitored on the exam hall.

✓ The teacher monitored the exam hall.

Monitor is transitive and takes no preposition.

'Monitor' सकर्मक है और इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।

✗ The class monitor are responsible for silence.

✓ The class monitor is responsible for silence.

The subject monitor is singular.

Subject 'monitor' singular है, इसलिए verb 'is' आएगी।

✗ Doctors are monitoring the patient since morning.

✓ Doctors have been monitoring the patient since morning.

Since needs the present perfect continuous.

'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs involve looking at something, with differences in time and purpose.

ये क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ को देखने से जुड़ी हैं, पर समय और उद्देश्य में भिन्न हैं।

monitor

To check something regularly over a period.

किसी अवधि में नियमित रूप से जाँच करना।

  • Monitor your blood pressure.

observe

To watch carefully, often to learn something.

ध्यान से देखना, प्रायः कुछ सीखने के लिए।

  • Observe the birds.

supervise

To watch and direct people doing a task.

किसी कार्य को करने वाले लोगों को देखना और निर्देश देना।

  • She supervises the lab.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

mon·i·tor

With -tor (not 'moniter').

अंत में -tor ('moniter' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the watch words together: monitor (check over time), supervise (be in charge of people working), observe (watch carefully), oversee (watch work to make sure it is done properly), invigilate (watch students during an exam).

निगरानी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: monitor (समय के साथ जाँचना), supervise (काम करते लोगों का प्रभारी होना), observe (ध्यान से देखना), oversee (यह देखना कि काम ठीक हो), invigilate (परीक्षा में छात्रों की निगरानी)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Closely monitor, monitor progress, class monitor, heart-rate monitor.

Collocations: closely monitor (ध्यान से निगरानी करना), monitor progress (प्रगति पर नज़र रखना), class monitor (कक्षा का मॉनिटर), heart-rate monitor (दिल की धड़कन नापने वाला उपकरण)।