automatically A2 Topic:People & Society 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 AI details From automatic + -ally. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - People & Society markdown