Standard Lemma guide

automatically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
  • UK: /ˈɔːtəˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)i/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
  • US: [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪ.k(ə.)li]
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
  • cot-caught-merger: [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪ.k(ə.)li]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AO2 T AH0 M AE1 T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AO2 T OW0 M AE1 T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an automatic manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a reflex manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he answered automatically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this door opens mechanically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mechanically

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? 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-der.? 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.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինքնաբերաբար (inkʻnaberabar) — In an automatic manner
  • Armenian: ավտոմատ կերպով (avtomat kerpov) — In an automatic manner
  • Assamese: নিজে নিজে (nize nize) — In an automatic manner
  • Assamese: আপোনা আপুনি (apüna apuni) — In an automatic manner
  • Asturian: automáticamente — In an automatic manner
  • Catalan: automàticament — In an automatic manner
  • Czech: automaticky — In an automatic manner
  • Danish: automatisk — In an automatic manner
  • Dutch: automatisch — In an automatic manner
  • Esperanto: aŭtomate — In an automatic manner
  • Estonian: automaatselt — In an automatic manner
  • Finnish: automaattisesti — In an automatic manner
  • French: automatiquement — In an automatic manner
  • Galician: automaticamente — In an automatic manner
  • German: automatisch — In an automatic manner
  • German: von selbst — In an automatic manner
  • Hungarian: automatikusan — In an automatic manner
  • Ido: automatale — In an automatic manner
  • Italian: automaticamente — In an automatic manner
  • Plautdietsch: veselfst — In an automatic manner
  • Polish: automatycznie — In an automatic manner
  • Polish: automatem — In an automatic manner
  • Polish: z automatu — In an automatic manner
  • Portuguese: automaticamente — In an automatic manner
  • Romanian: automat — In an automatic manner
  • Romanian: în mod automat — In an automatic manner
  • Russian: автомати́чески (avtomatíčeski) — In an automatic manner
  • Slovak: automaticky — In an automatic manner
  • Spanish: automáticamente — In an automatic manner
  • Spanish: solo — In an automatic manner
  • Swedish: automatiskt — In an automatic manner
  • Swedish: per automatik — In an automatic manner
  • Tamil: தன்னியக்கமாக (taṉṉiyakkamāka) — In an automatic manner
  • Turkish: otomatikman — In an automatic manner
  • Turkish: otomatik olarak — In an automatic manner
  • Ukrainian: автомати́чно (avtomatýčno) — In an automatic manner
Real reading context

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