As found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people Noun any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty You're a natural at this—you picked it up so fast! Of, existing in, or produced by nature In accordance with human nature It is only natural to want to be liked
As is normal or to be expected The natural course of events A natural gift for sport. Master the word natural in english Definition of natural adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To be/act/look natural is to be normal and relaxed in the way you behave and look I'm going to take your picture but don't pose— look natural She was adopted immediately after she was born and never knew her natural [= (more commonly) birth] parents He is the natural choice to succeed his father as company president. Some common synonyms of natural are normal, regular, and typical While all these words mean being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average, natural applies to what conforms to a thing's essential nature, function, or mode of being.
[it + be + ~ + that clause] it's natural that the parents should miss their children Happening in the ordinary or usual course of things, without accident, violence, etc. To die a natural death.
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