self-regulated (C1)
adjective
Definition
self-regulated means regulated by oneself or itself. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as self-regulated.
A self-regulated tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became self-regulated after the announcement.
How to Use self-regulated
- self-regulated + noun (collocation)
- Use self-regulated before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a self-regulated reaction."
- become self-regulated (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became self-regulated near the end."
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