"spontaneously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spontaneously.wav Forms: more spontaneously [comparative], most spontaneously [superlative]
Etymology: From spontaneous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spontaneous|-ly|id2=adverbial}} spontaneous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} spontaneously (comparative more spontaneously, superlative most spontaneously)
  1. In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily. Translations (in a spontaneous manner): عفوًا (ʕafwan) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), আপনা আপনি (apna apni) (Bengali), спонта́нно (spontánno) (Bulgarian), espontàniament (Catalan), spontaan (Dutch), itsestään (Finnish), spontaanisti (Finnish), spontanément (French), espontaneamente (Galician), spontan (German), spontán (Hungarian), spontaneamente (Italian), 자발적으로 (jabaljeogeuro) (Korean), spontē (Latin), ଛାଏଁ (chāẽ) (Odia), veselfst (Plautdietsch), spontanicznie (Polish), espontaneamente (Portuguese), спонта́нно (spontánno) (Russian), spȍntāno (Serbo-Croatian), espontáneamente (Spanish), şıp diye [colloquial] (Turkish), şakkadanak [colloquial] (Turkish)
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