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# automatically

«automatically» in Mova's school dictionary: **by itself, done by a machine without a person needing to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Automatically means by itself, done by a machine without a person needing to do it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#m1)

2) Automatically means without thinking about it, out of habit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#m2)

3) Automatically means always and necessarily, as a rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and technology: automatic doors open automatically, phones update automatically, lights switch on automatically. In science, some body actions happen automatically (blinking, breathing, the heart beating). In school and games: «If you are late, you automatically lose a point».

### examples

- The doors open automatically when you walk up to them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#x1)
- The heater switches off automatically at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#x2)
- You blink automatically without thinking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#x3)
- The computer saves your work automatically. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#x4)
- If you finish first, you don't automatically win: the answers must be right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#x5)
- She automatically reached for the light switch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/#x6)

### note

Adverb from «automatic» + -ally (not «automaticly»). Noun: automation. Robots and machines do things automatically, but someone still had to set them up.

### In the corpora

- [Streaming plays the next episode automatically to keep you watching; turning off autoplay helps you decide when to stop.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/13/)
- [A free trial often renews into a paid subscription automatically unless you cancel it in time; companies count on people forgetting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/18-mum-s-card-in-app-buys-and-subscriptions-that-renew/10/)
- [Each lighthouse flashes its own pattern, so sailors know which one they are seeing; British lighthouses now run automatically, without keepers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/24-ships-ports-and-submarines/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «automatically» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/automatically/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.