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self reporting

self reporting is the present participle and gerund of self report.

Meaning of self report

Verb

self report (third-person singular simple present self reports, present participle self reporting, simple past and past participle self reported)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To respond to a query, such as a survey, with data or information regarding oneself.

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Noun

self reporting (uncountable)

  1. Providing information about oneself in response to a questionnaire, survey, etc.
    • However, one abiding weakness with such data collection is that people’s beliefs about their speech habits may not necessarily tally with reality. In fact, the problem of self-reporting in data collection is universally acknowledged.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 9

Questions about self reporting

What does self reporting mean?
Self reporting means providing information about oneself in response to a questionnaire, survey, etc.
What is self reporting the present participle and gerund of?
Self reporting is the present participle and gerund of self report.
What part of speech is self reporting?
Self reporting is a noun.

Words near self reporting in the dictionary

  1. self pollination
  2. self religion
  3. self religions
  4. self report
  5. self reported
  6. self reporting
  7. self reports
  8. self sabotage
  9. self talk
  10. self timer
  11. self timers

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