involuntarily B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ UK /ɪnˈvɒləntɹɪli/ See IPA manual Freq #41016 Meanings 1 adv Without meaning to or without conscious control. Her leg twitched involuntarily during the exam. 2 adv Against one's will; not by choice. The patients were held involuntarily in the hospital. Appears in Phrases (1) See all move involuntarily to move without deliberate control Verb + adverb Etymology AI details From involuntary + -ly or in- + voluntarily. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # involuntarily **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ɪnˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈvɒləntɹɪli/ **Frequency rank:** 41016 ## Meanings 1. Without meaning to or without conscious control. 2. Against one's will; not by choice. ## Examples - Her leg twitched involuntarily during the exam. - The patients were held involuntarily in the hospital. ## Etymology From involuntary + -ly or in- + voluntarily. ## AI Etymology Involuntarily comes from involuntary + -ly or in- + voluntarily. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown