adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/
UK:/ˈɔːtəˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)i/
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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]
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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