self-select
self-select verb: to make a choice for oneself.
Verb
self-select (third-person singular simple present self-selects, present participle self-selecting, simple past and past participle self-selected)
- To make a choice for oneself.
- Moreover, households that prefer public transportation or slow modes, or only slightly prefer car use, should be able to self-select to areas that support the use of public transportation, walking and cycling.2010, Wendy Bohte, Residential Self-selection and Travel
- To take one's turn in a conversation by electing to speak.
- On the other hand, gapping is inhibited by the fact that current speaker may select next speaker or may continue his turn should no one self-select, by the fact that self-selectors are encouraged to begin early in the current speaker's turn to plan for the start of their own turn, and by the fact...1980, Mary Ritchie Key, The Relationship of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication, page 295
Forms of self-select
| third-person singular present | self-selects |
|---|---|
| present participle | self-selecting |
| past participle | self-selected |
| past | self-selected |
Origin of self-select
From self- + select.
Questions about self-select
- What does self-select mean?
- Self-select means to make a choice for oneself.
- What part of speech is self-select?
- Self-select is a verb.
- What is the past tense of self-select?
- The past tense of self-select is self-selected.
Words near self-select in the dictionary
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