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automatically
Adverb
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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.
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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.
repair
Noun
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A repair is something you do to something to fix it.
Last night the car wouldn't start, so this morning I took it in for repairs.
fault
Noun
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If something is your fault, you did something wrong or didn't do something right.
It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right.
I'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn it off.
It's clear that both sides are at fault.
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A fault is a problem or a mistake.
We found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later.
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A fault in your character is something about you that is not nice or good.
The other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid.
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A fault is a long crack in the earth.
The earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault.
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In sports like tennis or volleyball, a fault is hitting the ball in the wrong way, or to or from the wrong place.
fault
Verb
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If you fault somebody for something bad, you say they did something wrong or didn't do something right.
You can't fault him for not knowing about the change.