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# involuntarily

adverb (involuntarily)

«involuntarily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Involuntarily means without meaning to, without choosing to, as when your body does something by itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#m1)
2. Involuntarily can mean against your will, when someone else forces it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#x1)
- He shivered involuntarily in the cold wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#x2)
- Your heart beats involuntarily, even when you sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#x3)
- I laughed involuntarily at the silly face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#x4)
- Some workers were involuntarily moved to another office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#x5)
- He flinched involuntarily at the loud bang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#x6)
- As he was thus sitting, his finger hurt him so violently that he involuntarily put it in the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «involuntarily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/involuntarily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«involuntarily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/involuntarily.html) on Mova free.