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automatic

From Wiktionary
automatic is on the Basic English 850 List.
authority - automatic - awake

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/ or [ˌɔɾəˈmæɾɪk]
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Adjective

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Positive
automatic

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. If something is automatic, it works by itself.
    A washing machine is automatic.
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Noun

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Singular
automatic

Plural
automatics

  1. (countable) A car that changes the gear by itself is called an automatic.
    The car is not manual shift, it is automatic.
  2. (countable) A gun that continues to fire while the trigger is pressed is called an automatic.
    That machine gun is an automatic.