automatic (automatics plural )
1 adj An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
Modern trains have automatic doors.
2 n-count An automatic is a gun that keeps firing shots until you stop pulling the trigger.
He drew his automatic and began running in the direction of the sounds...
3 n-count An automatic is a car in which the gears change automatically as the car's speed increases or decreases.
4 adj An automatic action is one that you do without thinking about it.
All of the automatic body functions, even breathing, are affected.
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automatically adv usu ADV with v
Strangely enough, you will automatically wake up after this length of time...
5 adj If something such as an action or a punishment is automatic, it happens without people needing to think about it because it is the result of a fixed rule or method.
usu ADJ n
Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter...
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automatically adv usu ADV with v, also ADV n/adj
As an account customer, you are automatically entitled to a variety of benefits...