involuntarily

«involuntarily» in Mova's school dictionary: without meaning to, without choosing to, as when your… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (involuntarily)

meaning for a pupil

1) Involuntarily means without meaning to, without choosing to, as when your body does something by itself. tree →

2) Involuntarily can mean against your will, when someone else forces it. tree →

sense in the lessons

Science: reflexes like blinking or sneezing happen involuntarily; the heart beats involuntarily. Stories: a character shivers or gasps involuntarily. Formal/adult: «involuntarily made redundant».

examples

• She blinked involuntarily when the ball came near. tree →
• He shivered involuntarily in the cold wind. tree →
• Your heart beats involuntarily, even when you sleep. tree →
• I laughed involuntarily at the silly face. tree →
• Some workers were involuntarily moved to another office. tree →
• He flinched involuntarily at the loud bang. tree →
• As he was thus sitting, his finger hurt him so violently that he involuntarily put it in the water. tree →

note

Adjective: involuntary. Opposite: voluntarily. Spelling: in + voluntar + ily.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «involuntarily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.