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In natural English speech, "spontaneous" appears in contexts such as: "And so I can predict. Spontaneous situations, by the very nature, I can't predict, because they just happen. I can be as careful as I want carrying some drinks back from a bar, and somebody knocks into me.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/

Syllablesspon·ta·ne·ous

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And so I can predict.

Spontaneous situations, by the very nature, I can't predict, because they just happen.

I can be as careful as I want carrying some drinks back from a bar, and somebody knocks into me.

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adjective

Self-directed; happening or acting without external cause or instigation; proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or momentary impulse.

“He made a spontaneous offer of help.”

Synonyms:autonomous automatic involuntary natural

adjective

Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.

“YSL, as he is often called, is equally capable of casual, aristocratic cruelty and earthy, spontaneous tenderness, and when you study his face it can be hard to distinguish boredom from rapture.”

Synonyms:impulsive extemporaneous unpremeditated unprompted

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