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