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How to pronounce automatic
Say it like this: /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does automatic mean?
adjCapable of operating without external control or intervention.
“The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.”
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
“The reaction was automatic: flight!”
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
“Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.”
nounA car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself.
“I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.”
A semi-automatic pistol.
“The G-men raiding the speakeasy were equipped with .45 automatics, while the local policemen were carrying revolvers and shotguns.”
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