adverb
automatically
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adverb
1
In a way that happens by itself, without a person having to control or think about it.
"The lights switch on automatically once it gets dark outside."
"She apologized automatically, without really thinking about what she was saying."
How to Use Automatically
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDone on its own, without someone deliberately making it happen each time.
Common pairings
happens automatically
saved automatically
renews automatically
Word Forms
more automatically comparative, most automatically superlative
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Etymology
From automatic plus the adverb ending -ally; "automatic" traces back to Greek autómatos, "acting of one's own will."