Usage Note
Spontanément derives from spontané ('spontaneous') and describes an action taken without prompting or planning. It often pairs with verbs of offer or reaction: il a spontanément proposé de l'aide ('he spontaneously offered help'). The adjective spontané and noun spontanéité share the same root.
Examples
"Elle a spontanément offert son aide."
Natural Translation
She spontaneously offered her help.

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