Was ist der Unterschied zwischen monitor und observe ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

whats the difference?I think that "observe" means to watch carefully and "monitor" means to watch carefulcy especially to see how it changes for a prieod of time.So both "monitor" and "observe" have same meaning but "monitor"'s meaning is more specific.Is that right?

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captain_nemo

18 Aug 2015

Englisch (US)
Malayalam

"Monitor" does have a sense of watching something over time, as you said.
Example: "After the accident, the patient's health was monitored carefully for three months."

One meaning of "observe" is to notice/watch/listen to something. Another meaning is to follow or respect some law or tradition.

Examples:
"Observe the young bird learning to fly."
"To attend this school, you must observe a very strict dress code."
"The American Independence Day is observed on July 4th."

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hhhhqqqq

18 Aug 2015

Japanisch

hi,captain_nemo!thanks for teaching!May I ask one more?I understood that 'monitor" does have a sense of watching sth over time.But how about a sense of watching sth "to see how it works particularly"?

captain_nemo

18 Aug 2015

Englisch (US)
Malayalam

No problem. ^_^
And that would be more along the lines of "examine." It essentially means to closely inspect, investigate, etc.

Example: "You must examine the mechanisms of a butterfly's flight to gain a better understanding of its aerodynamics."

"Monitor" doesn't imply examination or analysis, though.

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hhhhqqqq

23 Aug 2015

Japanisch

sorry for late and thanks for ur reply!
so,

・the verb"observe" means "watch /notice/observe sth (more carefully than just"watch/notice/observe")

・the verb"monitor" means "observe over a period of time"

・one of the verbs which have meaning "monitor and know how it works" is "examine"

this is right understanding?