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automatisch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • automatic adj Operating by itself, without a person directly controlling it.
  • automatically adverb In a way that happens by itself, without a person having to control or think about it.

Senses

automatisch is used for these senses in English:

  • automatic (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
  • automatically In an automatic manner.
  • knee-jerk Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.

automatic — full definition

  1. adj Operating by itself, without a person directly controlling it.
  2. adj Done without conscious thought, as a habit or reflex.
  3. noun A vehicle with an automatic transmission, or a self-loading firearm.

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