Follow vs. Monitor
Followverb
(transitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Followverb
(transitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
Followverb
(transitive) To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
Followverb
(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
Followverb
(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
Followverb
(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
Followverb
(transitive) To be a logical consequence of.
Followverb
(transitive) To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
Follownoun
In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
Follownoun
(internet) The act of following another user's online activity.
Followverb
To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.
Followverb
To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute.
Followverb
To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice.
Followverb
To copy after; to take as an example.
Followverb
To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
Followverb
To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise.
Followverb
To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
Followverb
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
Followverb
To go or come after; - used in the various senses of the transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a result; to imitate.
Follownoun
The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.
Followverb
to travel behind, go after, come after;
Followverb
be later in time;
Followverb
come as a logical consequence; follow logically;
Followverb
travel along a certain course;
Followverb
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;
Followverb
come after in time, as a result;
Followverb
behave in accordance or in agreement with;
Followverb
be next;
Followverb
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans;
Followverb
to bring something about at a later time than;
Followverb
imitate in behavior; take as a model;
Followverb
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
Followverb
follow with the eyes or the mind;
Followverb
be the successor (of);
Followverb
perform an accompaniment to;
Followverb
keep informed;
Followverb
to be the product or result;
Followverb
accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of;
Followverb
adhere to or practice;
Followverb
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;
Followverb
keep under surveillance;
Followverb
follow in or as if in pursuit;
Followverb
grasp the meaning;
Followverb
keep to;
Followverb
go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind
Followverb
go after (someone) in order to observe or monitor them
Followverb
strive after; aim at
Followverb
go along (a route or path).
Followverb
(of a route or path) go in the same direction as or parallel to (another)
Followverb
trace the movement or direction of
Followverb
come after in time or order
Followverb
happen after (something else) as a consequence
Followverb
be a logical consequence of something
Followverb
(of a person) do something after (something else)
Followverb
have (a dish or course) after another or others during a meal
Followverb
act according to (an instruction or precept)
Followverb
conform to
Followverb
act according to the lead or example of (someone)
Followverb
treat as a teacher or guide
Followverb
pay close attention to
Followverb
take an active interest in or be a supporter of
Followverb
(of a book, film, programme, etc.) be concerned with or trace the development of
Followverb
track (a person, group, or organization) by subscribing to their account on a social media website or application
Followverb
understand the meaning or tendency of (a speaker or argument)
Followverb
practise (a trade or profession).
Followverb
undertake or carry out (a course of action or study)
Monitornoun
Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
Monitornoun
A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
Monitornoun
(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
Monitornoun
A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
Monitornoun
(computing) A program for viewing and editing.
Monitornoun
A student leader in a class.
Monitornoun
(nautical) One of a class of relatively small armored warships designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than combat with other ships.
Monitornoun
(archaic) An ironclad.
Monitornoun
A monitor lizard.
Monitornoun
(obsolete) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
Monitornoun
(engineering) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring the several tools successively into position.
Monitornoun
A monitor nozzle.
Monitorverb
(transitive) To watch over; to guard.
Monitornoun
One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
Monitornoun
Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class.
Monitornoun
Any large Old World lizard of the genus Varanus; esp., the Egyptian species (Varanus Niloticus), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.
Monitornoun
An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.
Monitornoun
A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting.
Monitornoun
A monitor nozzle.
Monitornoun
display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen
Monitornoun
someone who supervises (an examination)
Monitornoun
someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
Monitornoun
an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
Monitornoun
electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
Monitornoun
a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
Monitornoun
any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
Monitorverb
keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
