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# mechanically

«mechanically» in Mova's school dictionary: **by a machine or using machinery** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (mechanically)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Mechanically means by a machine or using machinery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#m1)

2) Mechanically also means doing something without thinking, like a robot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#m2)

3) Mechanically can mean about how machines work, as in «mechanically minded». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In design and technology: a gate is opened mechanically; in stories: a sad character answers mechanically, showing they are numb or bored.

### examples

- The doors are opened mechanically. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#x1)
- She answered mechanically, without looking up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#x2)
- The car is mechanically sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#x3)
- He is mechanically minded and loves fixing bikes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#x4)
- The crops are harvested mechanically now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#x5)
- I read the words mechanically and didn't understand them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#x6)
- Mechanically he laid his hand on the bridle and led the white horse out of the stable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanically/#x7)

### note

Adverb from «mechanical»; spelled «-ally». In maths, doing sums «mechanically» means following steps without understanding them.

### Trees and pragmatics

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