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automatically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪ.k(ə.)li] (US)
• /ˈɔːtəˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)i/ (UK)
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• /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/ (US)
• /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/ (cot-caught-merger)
• [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪ.k(ə.)li] (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥tós Proto-Hellenic *mətós Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos) Ancient Greek αὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)der. Classical Latin automatum New Latin automaticusbor. English automatic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English automatically From automatic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In an automatic manner.
   • Most of the overhead system is of the weight-tensioned type, constant tension being automatically applied by balance weights. 1959 June 14, “Clacton and Walton Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 379:
   • The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety. 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:
   • The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect 10% – or $10, whichever is greater – to recover the overpayment. 2024 March 29, Tami Luhby, “Social Security slashes amount of overpayments beneficiaries must pay back”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

semi-automatically · softwarematically

Translations (36)

ca automàticament (In an automatic manner) · hy ավտոմատ կերպով (In an automatic manner) · pl automatycznie (In an automatic manner) · cs automaticky (In an automatic manner) · eo aŭtomate (In an automatic manner) · as নিজে নিজে (In an automatic manner) · et automaatselt (In an automatic manner) · nl automatisch (In an automatic manner) · tr otomatikman (In an automatic manner) · ta தன்னியக்கமாக (In an automatic manner) · pdt veselfst (In an automatic manner) · as আপোনা আপুনি (In an automatic manner) · hu automatikusan (In an automatic manner) · tr otomatik olarak (In an automatic manner) · hy ինքնաբերաբար (In an automatic manner) · ast automáticamente (In an automatic manner) · fi automaattisesti (In an automatic manner) · sv automatiskt (In an automatic manner) · pt automaticamente (In an automatic manner) · ru автомати́чески (In an automatic manner) · sv per automatik (In an automatic manner) · de von selbst (In an automatic manner) · gl automaticamente (In an automatic manner) · de automatisch (In an automatic manner) · pl z automatu (In an automatic manner) · da automatisk (In an automatic manner) · io automatale (In an automatic manner) · ro în mod automat (In an automatic manner) · es solo (In an automatic manner) · pl automatem (In an automatic manner) · sk automaticky (In an automatic manner) · fr automatiquement (In an automatic manner) · uk автомати́чно (In an automatic manner) · es automáticamente (In an automatic manner) · ro automat (In an automatic manner) · it automaticamente (In an automatic manner)