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auto
noun
a
car
;
an
automobile
•
After
months
of
saving
,
Mia
finally
bought
a
shiny
red
auto
.
After
months
of
saving
,
Mia
finally
bought
a
shiny
red
auto
.
•
We
packed
our
bags
and
drove
the
auto
to
the
coast
for
the
weekend
.
We
packed
our
bags
and
drove
the
auto
to
the
coast
for
the
weekend
.
Shortened
form
of
“
automobile
,”
first
recorded
in
American
English
in
the
early
1900s
.
adjective
working
by
itself
without
needing
human
control
;
automatic
•
Switch
the
washing
machine
to
the
auto
cycle
before
you
leave
.
Switch
the
washing
machine
to
the
auto
cycle
before
you
leave
.
•
The
camera
adjusts
its
exposure
automatically
in
auto
mode
.
The
camera
adjusts
its
exposure
automatically
in
auto
mode
.
Shortened
from
“
automatic
,”
influenced
by
technical
labeling
on
devices
from
the
mid-20th
century
onward
.
automatically
adverb
without
any
human
control
or
effort
,
by
means
of
a
machine
,
program
,
or
built-in
mechanism
•
The
sliding
doors
automatically
open
when
a
customer
gets
close
.
The
sliding
doors
automatically
open
when
a
customer
gets
close
.
•
My
phone
automatically
backs
up
all
photos
to
the
cloud
every
night
.
My
phone
automatically
backs
up
all
photos
to
the
cloud
every
night
.
From
automatic
+
-ly
,
first
recorded
in
the
18th
century
to
describe
self-acting
machines
.
adverb
without
conscious
thought
,
because
of
habit
or
instinct
•
When
the
ball
came
at
her
face
,
she
automatically
raised
her
hands
to
block
it
.
When
the
ball
came
at
her
face
,
she
automatically
raised
her
hands
to
block
it
.
•
He
automatically
says
“
thank
you
”
the
moment
someone
holds
the
door
for
him
.
He
automatically
says
“
thank
you
”
the
moment
someone
holds
the
door
for
him
.
Extension
of
the
mechanical
sense
to
human
behavior
in
the
late
19th
century
,
describing
actions
done
‘
as
if
by
machinery
’.
adverb
inevitably
or
by
necessary
rule
,
without
an
extra
decision
•
Under
the
policy
,
full-time
employees
automatically
receive
health
insurance
.
Under
the
policy
,
full-time
employees
automatically
receive
health
insurance
.
•
If
your
balance
falls
below
zero
,
the
bank
will
automatically
charge
an
overdraft
fee
.
If
your
balance
falls
below
zero
,
the
bank
will
automatically
charge
an
overdraft
fee
.
Legal
and
bureaucratic
writing
in
the
20th
century
adopted
the
adverb
to
mean
‘
as
a
matter
of
course
or
rule
’.