monitor
noun
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
are monitoring
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present progressiveof monitor.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Inspectors are monitoring corrective actions and conducting regular inspections for compliance, according to the public health department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
One of these will be the presence of Anderson, while City are monitoring 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who impressed for Morocco in the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
More than a thousand people have been evacuated from their homes, mostly in the mountainous county of Hualien in Taiwan's east, where authorities are monitoring two barrier dams.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Investors are monitoring risks to the stock market, with a pullback in AI-infrastructure investment seen as among the biggest threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Commander Root, you are monitoring all channels I presume....”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
