automatically
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English
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew
Proto-Indo-European *tó-
Proto-Hellenic *autós
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)
Classical Latin automatum
New Latin automaticusbor.
English automatic
English automatically
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/, /ˈɔːtəˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)i/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/, [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪ.k(ə.)li]
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/, [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪ.k(ə.)li]
Audio (US): (file)
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/, [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪ.k(ə.)li]
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧mat‧ic‧al‧ly
Adverb
automatically (comparative more automatically, superlative most automatically)
- In an automatic manner.
- 1959 June, “Clacton and Walton Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 379:
- Most of the overhead system is of the weight-tensioned type, constant tension being automatically applied by balance weights.
- 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:
- The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety.
- 2024 March 29, Tami Luhby, “Social Security slashes amount of overpayments beneficiaries must pay back”, in CNN[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 2 April 2024:
- The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect 10% – or $10, whichever is greater – to recover the overpayment.
Derived terms
Translations
In an automatic manner
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