automatically

American  

[aw-tuh-mat-ik-lee] / ˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk li /

adverb

1. without volition or from force of habit; mechanically.

   Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.

2. by a device or process requiring no human intervention.

   The switch can be operated automatically or manually.

3. in a manner independent of a decision or action.

   Your membership will be renewed automatically.

4. (of a firearm) repeatedly for as long as the trigger is pulled.

   a rifle that fires automatically.

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Etymology

Origin of automatically

First recorded in 1710–15; automatic ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

It remains to be seen whether those offers materialise after a campaign in which Wales excited and had chances to qualify automatically, but ultimately fell short.

From BBC

“I’m not asking them to live in poverty. I’m asking them to help me do what was automatically possible for them — own a home and start building wealth.”

From MarketWatch

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP Murray told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the errors were "inexplicable" as formal letters instructing councils to start preparing to hand over evidence "should have happened quite automatically".

From BBC

Tax software from H&R Block, TurboTax and others will automatically import last year’s data, import W-2s and 1099s, calculate deductions, check for errors, and transfer federal data to state returns.

From MarketWatch

Florida, among several other states, has enhanced life-estate deeds — known as “lady-bird deeds” — which automatically exempt all homes with such a deed from the Medicaid estate, protecting the house from subsequent Medicaid asset-recovery efforts.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• commonly
• faithfully
• frequently
• repeatedly
• routinely
• systematically
• usually