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auditorily

auditorily

7.6
In a way that uses hearing
  • adverb
  • /ɔːˈdɪtərɪli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : auditivamente
  • He prefers to learn things auditorily, listening to lectures instead of reading textbooks.
  • presented auditorily
  • learn auditorily

Examples

  • Some people are more effective at studying when they process information auditorily, as they remember sounds better than visuals.

  • 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

audibly
vsauditorily
6 3.7

In a way that can be heard

is about relating to hearing rather than mere perceptibility
sonically
vsauditorily
3 4.8

In a way that uses sound or the sense of hearing

is the same meaning expressed by another word form
acoustically
vsauditorily
  • Specialized
3 6.1

In a way that has to do with sound

is about hearing generally rather than technical study of sound
aurally
vsauditorily
1 5.3

In a way you hear rather than see

is the alternative form with identical meaning

Surface Forms

auditorily positive

Morphology

auditorily = auditory (transparent) = auditory + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'auditory' using '-ly', yielding 'in a way relating to hearing'.

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.