monitor

a person who observes, checks or controls

TRANSLATION

Überwacher (noun) überwachen, kontrollieren, mithören (verb)

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"The Human Rights Watch director also argued that the United States should welcome a visit by U.N. MONITORS to the detention centers at Guantanamo and any place where Sept. 11 terror attack suspects are held.

(Washington Times - March 18th, 2002)

Did you
know?

Did you know?

You certainly know that a monitor is a computer screen, but another important meaning concerns the function of checking or controlling people or processes.

You can use "monitor" as either a noun, to describe a person's function as in "Government monitors were present at all polling stations."

or, as a verb, to describe an action as in "Monitor your English every day and see how quickly you'll improve"!

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