innately

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adverb

In an innate manner, referring to a property that is possessed merely by its nature.

“Fish innately know how to swim, they don't go to school to learn it.”

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Meanings

adverbinnately (comparative more innately, superlative most innately)

comparative more innately · superlative most innately

  1. In an innate manner, referring to a property that is possessed merely by its nature.

    Fish innately know how to swim, they don't go to school to learn it.

    1 more example

    Every mitzvah we perform as Jews was given innately at Mount Sinai. When a rabbi expounds a new law or practice, he is simply revealing something that was hidden in the Torah from the start.

    2000, David Golinkin, “The Whys and Hows of Conservative Halakhah”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 12

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
essentiallyinherentlyintrinsicallynaturallyper se

Origin

From innate + -ly.

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Translations

Greek εγγενώς
  • εγγενώς (engenós)innately, inherently
Hungarian veleszületetten, ösztönösen
  • veleszületetteninnately, inherently
  • ösztönöseninnately, inherently
  • születésénél fogvainnately, inherently
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APA

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Chicago

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