verb · irregular · transitive · rare

spark off

spark off · sparks off · sparked off · sparking off

рухатися, діяти, переїхати

двигаться, действовать, переехать

bewegen, sich bewegen, umziehen

To initiate something by providing the necessary conditionsTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.

» My comment sparked off an argument in the group.

Meine Bemerkung löste einen Streit in der Gruppe aus.

An meinem Kommentar entzündete sich ein Streit in der Gruppe.

Meaning

1 senses

To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
My letter to the newspaper sparked off an investigation into government corruption.

More definitions

put in motion or move to act

Examples

2 sentences

My comment sparked off an argument in the group.
deMeine Bemerkung löste einen Streit in der Gruppe aus.
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Sparks were flying off.
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Forms

sparks off, sparking off, sparked off, sparked off

Base form	spark off · to spark off
3rd person singular	sparks off
Present participle	sparking off
Past simple	sparked off
Past participle	sparked off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	spark off
he, she, it	sparks off

Past simpleLesson

all persons

sparked off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have sparked off
he, she, it	has sparked off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will spark off

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

55 synonyms

provokeC1 gooseC1 fuelB1 sendA2 cheerA2 drawA1 driveA2 encourageA2 engenderC2 evokeC1 grillB1 induceC2 invokeB2 motiveB1

Close in meaning

put in motion or move to act:trip actuate trigger activate set off spark trigger off touch off

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb