auditorily
- adverb
- /ɔːˈdɪtərɪli/
- Specialized
- He prefers to learn things auditorily, listening to lectures instead of reading textbooks.
- presented auditorily
- learn auditorily
Examples
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Some people are more effective at studying when they process information auditorily, as they remember sounds better than visuals.
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Native languages are generally learned auditorily, with ease, and over a relatively short period of time.
Academic text (1990) -
However, this study indicates that children may learn to process auditorily when not attending visually.
Academic text (2000) -
The clinician presented each task auditorily, using the standardized verbal and nonverbal test instructions.
Academic text (2013) -
For instance, Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc. (2010) reported that the presentation of text visually and auditorily contributed to reading comprehension, particularly among struggling readers.
Academic text (2011) -
Teachers need to recognize that regardless of cultural background, less than 25 percent of students remember new and difficult information presented to them auditorily or visually (Dunn 1995), the preferred teaching styles of most teachers.
Academic text (2000) -
In the classroom, instructions are delivered auditorily to ensure that all students can follow along with the lesson.
Synonyms
In a way that can be heard
In a way that uses sound or the sense of hearing
In a way that has to do with sound
In a way you hear rather than see
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Auditorily comes from the Latin root audire meaning 'to hear', and you can see the same root in words like audio and audible. So if something is done auditorily, it is done by sound or in a way you can hear.