How to pronounce monitor

Say it like this: /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

British/ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/

What does monitor mean?

nounSomeone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

“The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.”

A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.

A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

“The information flashed up on the monitor.”

verbTo watch over; to guard.

“During July 1989-February 1990 ambient SO₂, was monitored using a mobile station in the residential-commercial neighborhood of Copacabana.”

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