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automatically English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word automatically once they have reached the level B1 – Lower Intermediate. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning automatically meaning

What does automatically mean?

Definitions in simple English

automatically Adverb

— If something happens automatically, it happens without the need for a person to start it or do anything more. The door closed and locked automatically behind him. If you sign up for this, you'll automatically be entered in a contest to win a car.

— If you do something automatically, you do it without thinking about it. If a man and woman spend time together, you shouldn't automatically assume they're lovers. "You're welcome," she said automatically.

automatically

— adverb in a reflex manner he answered automatically

— adverb (= mechanically) in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism this door opens mechanically

Synonyms automatically synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as automatically?

automatically English » English

mechanically

involuntarily

unwittingly

spontaneously

by itself

voluntarily

unintentionally

unconsciously

naturally

automatic

voluntary

ipso facto

instinctively

easy

by oneself

as a matter of course

alone

Examples automatically examples

How do I use automatically in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Most elevators operate automatically.

The door will lock automatically when you go out.

The door opened automatically.

The door locks automatically.

I replied automatically when I heard my name.

Women automatically lose interest in him after exchanging a couple of words.

The lock itself is a normal cylinder lock so it doesn't automatically lock when you shut the door.

The door closes automatically.

If you press this button the window opens automatically.

This car brakes automatically to avoid collisions.

The furigana is automatically generated.

The doors lock automatically.

The computer system shuts down automatically at 8pm.

Wisdom does not automatically come with age.

The heat turns off automatically when the room reaches a certain temperature.

I did everything automatically.

Movie subtitles

If the time switches aren't set they automatically go off at the nearest police station. Get it?

If it's 12:00 in New York, automatically, it's.

The rest followed automatically.

Powder's automatically measured as you pour from the flask.

We automatically assume he's a menace.

At the first sign of violence, they act automatically against the aggressor.

The ship will be cradled on a rocket-propelled undercarriage which will be automatically released.

Trouble automatically catches up with girls like her.

They seemed to, well. shake automatically.

At 30 feet down, an hydrostatic pistol would automatically explode the charge.

And the circuit is completed automatically.

Slave missiles designed to react automatically to, erm. well, to activity on Earth.

Then he would say them so fast, they would come automatically.

It shuts off automatically.

The 33,000 Algerian Jews are now automatically French.

Meaning the micro-drones are automatically released.

While it is regrettable, we must remember that the treaty by which your foster father received annually a sum of money from my government for his extraordinary services ceased automatically to exist on the occasion of his death.

It opens automatically.

All leaves are automatically canceled.

My passing through will break the beam and automatically open the highly deceptive trap door behind me, of course.

Well, you automatically become vice president and, I hope, my son-in-law.

And the little valve works automatically.

Some things have happened which automatically disqualify me.

This spaceman, or whatever he is. We automatically assume he's a menace.

A figure of speech. If he's got a million, he's automatically honorable.

In Tina's eyes, anybody who attends three of her parties. automatically becomes a celebrity.

This restructuring of the armed forces will automatically improve efficiency.

After his death, the service just automatically continued.

Community property laws will automatically take care of you.

And if you have time to make a wish. Before the bird disappeared. The hope is realized automatically.

The water sprays out automatically in just the right temperature.

Of course, your salary will automatically cease.

But we're gonna get her before she wakes up, so she acts automatically, without thinking.

After that, he does it automatically.

Whenever you want something I buy it for you automatically.

News and current affairs

Once all these countries reach agreement with the EU there would automatically be free trade throughout the Balkans.

Naturally, the spread would automatically converge to the threshold, but how much would be sold?

Indeed, experience gives little reason to presume that a modern way of speaking, willingness to liberalize the economy, and an urge for technological development automatically translates into a democratic opening.

But if employers actually enroll their employees automatically in the plan, telling them that they can drop out at any time simply by notifying the employer, a large majority of employees will just accept the plan.

Beatrix stated that the right to free speech does not automatically mean the right to offend.

The cost of debt service adjusts automatically, without the severe disruption that results from loss of confidence, crisis, debt restructuring, and so forth.

Disabled soldiers also will cost a lot of money, even if the Pentagon won't automatically pay everything for them.

And its automatic stabilizers, with spending automatically increasing as economic woes increased, held out the promise of moderating the downturn.

Yet this will not happen automatically.

Any head of government who stays in power for more than two decades would automatically lose international recognition.

Finally, low borrowing costs for governments do not automatically reduce the cost of capital for the private sector.

At present dues are automatically withheld and hence workers have basically no clue as to how much they pay for their union.

We should not assume that economic success automatically leads to cultural convergence.

Of course, democracy does not automatically mean integration.

Everyone, including the Chinese and the Indians, would shift to the cheaper and cleaner alternatives - and global emission targets would automatically be met.

Fewer Africans working in rich countries will automatically translate into less money circulating in African countries.

But it can no longer be taken for granted that other EU countries will automatically ratify the agreements that they reach between themselves as the lodestar for common policies.

Any attempts at engagement by Western politicians, such as Biden's recent trip, are automatically met with doubt and criticism for cozying up to dictators.

Although the Association Agreement does not lead automatically to EU membership, it is an important step in that direction.

The debate about room for fiscal maneuver in practice soon becomes a debate about whether countries that have easily financed debt in the past can automatically continue to do so.

The US Pension Protection Act of 2006 encourages employers to enroll employees automatically in a personal saving plan for old age.

That is the kind of friend I want at my side, not one who automatically approves of whatever I do, declares his love for me, and accepts me as I am.

Of course, democratization does not automatically guarantee better behavior on the world stage.

In the last round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks eight years ago, it was clear that a deal with Syria would automatically pave the way to a settlement with Lebanon, and an end to Hezbollah's threat to Israel's northern border.

The proposals also clarify Brussels' jurisdiction in relation to national competition authorities: mergers requiring a review by three or more national authorities will go automatically to Brussels.