automatically

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/ UK /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/ See IPA manual

Freq #8018

Meanings

1

adv
By itself, without a person controlling it.

The lights turn off automatically when you leave the room.
2

adv
Without thinking, as a natural or habitual reaction.

They answered automatically, without even looking up.
3

adv
As a certain result of a rule or situation.

If you pay late, you are automatically charged a fee.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · by itself, without a person... mechanically

2 adv · without thinking, as a... reflexly

Etymology

From automatic + -ally.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# automatically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
**Frequency rank:** 8018

## Meanings
1. By itself, without a person controlling it.
2. Without thinking, as a natural or habitual reaction.
3. As a certain result of a rule or situation.

## Examples
- The lights turn off automatically when you leave the room.
- They answered automatically, without even looking up.
- If you pay late, you are automatically charged a fee.

## Etymology
From automatic + -ally.

## AI Etymology
Automatically is from automatic plus -ally. The adjectival suffix attaches the word to automatic semantically, giving it the sense of being of, relating to, or characterized by the base. In use as an adverb, automatically denotes by itself, without a person controlling it, without thinking, as a natural or habitual reaction, and as a certain result of a rule or situation. Typical contexts include “The lights turn off automatically when you leave the room” and “They answered automatically, without even looking up”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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