verb / noun · neutral

monitor

UK/ˈmɒnɪtə/US/ˈmɑːnɪtər/MON·i·tor

Band 5-6task1task2speaking

to watch and check a process or situation over time

Examples

The hospital monitors patients' vital signs continuously.

The team will monitor progress against the targets.

Environmental agencies monitor air quality daily.

Band 8 sentence

The committee will monitor the implementation of the policy and publish quarterly progress reports.

Collocations

  • monitor progress
  • closely monitor
  • monitor for changes

Word family

monitor verb / nounmonitoring nounmonitored adjective (past participle)

Common mistakes

We need to supervise the air quality continuously.We need to monitor the air quality continuously.

monitoringsmonitoring (không đếm được khi chỉ quá trình)

Say it for a higher band

5watch6supervise7+monitor

Synonyms

supervise

Easily confused

supervise

The supervisor closely supervises the apprentices in the workshop.

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