automatically · adverb /ˌɔːt̬.əˈmæt̬.ɪ.kli/
automatically (MACHINE)
B2 If a machine does something automatically, it does it independently, without human control.
Dictionary example:
The camera adjusts the shutter speed automatically.
Learner example:
[The] television will be automatically switched on in time for [the] breakfast news. (First Certificate in English; B2; Chinese)
automatically (PERSON)
B2 If you do something automatically, you do it without thinking about it.
Dictionary example:
I automatically put my hand out to catch it.
Learner example:
There was a strange envelope between the others, so automatically, she picked it up and [looked at] the stamp. The letter came from Australia. (First Certificate in English; B2; Catalan)
