{
    "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."
}