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- pronunciation:
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naech
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
When something happens naturally, it happens according to the ways of nature and not through a man-made process.
That bright orange color occurs naturally in carrots.These bushes don't grow into this shape naturally. The gardener does things to give them this shape. |
| definition 2: |
If you are naturally shy, it means that being shy is just part of who you really are and what you were born with. You have not learned to be shy, and you are not pretending to be shy. If we say that a dog naturally wags its tail, we mean that the dog does that because it is part of being a dog. It's part of what the dog is born with.
Molly is a naturally curious kid and is always asking questions. |
| definition 3: |
If you do something naturally, you do it in a normal way. You do it the way you usually do it without thinking about it.
James was very nervous when he gave his report, but he tried to speak naturally. |
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When we say something like, "Naturally he was upset, " we mean "Of course he was upset." What we are saying is that it is not at all surprising that he was upset.
Will and Victor are best friends, so naturally they chose to sit next to each other in class.Natalie is much better at spelling than any of us, so naturally she won the competition.- antonyms:
- surprisingly
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