self-segment
To choose a product or service on the basis of factors such as quality and price,…To choose a product or service on the basis of factors such as quality and price, rather than because of targeted marketing.
Meaning
3 sensesTo choose a product or service on the basis of factors such as quality and price, rather than because of targeted marketing.
(broadly)To place oneself in a particular group, for example when responding to a survey.
To cause a thing to acquire appropriate size by a planned process.
Origin
From self- + segment.From self- + segment.
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Forms
self-segments, self-segmenting, self-segmented, self-segmented| Base form | self-segment · to self-segment |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | self-segments |
| Present participle | self-segmenting |
| Past simple | self-segmented |
| Past participle | self-segmented |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.