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{
"term": "automatic",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "having controls that work without needing a person to operate them",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "automatic doors"
},
{
"text": "a **fully automatic** driverless train"
},
{
"text": "automatic transmission *(= in a car, etc.)*"
},
{
"text": "an automatic rifle *(= one that continues to fire as long as the is pressed)"
},
{
"text": "My camera has manual and automatic functions."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["completely", "fully"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "done or happening without thinking",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Breathing is an automatic function of the body."
},
{
"text": "My reaction was automatic."
}
],
"synonyms": "instinctive"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "always happening as a result of a particular action or situation",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A fine for this offence is automatic."
},
{
"text": "Promotion was almost automatic after two or three years."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["almost", "virtually"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/",
"audio": "au/automatic/automatic__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/",
"audio": "au/automatic/automatic__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: from Greek automatos ‘acting of itself’, from autos ‘self’. + -ic."
}