spark
verb/spɑːk/
/spɑːrk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they spark | /spɑːk/ /spɑːrk/ |
| he / she / it sparks | /spɑːks/ /spɑːrks/ |
| past simple sparked | /spɑːkt/ /spɑːrkt/ |
| past participle sparked | /spɑːkt/ /spɑːrkt/ |
| -ing form sparking | /ˈspɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈspɑːrkɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to cause something to start or develop, especially suddenly
- spark something The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country.
- Winds brought down power lines, sparking a fire.
- The organizers are hoping to spark some interest in young people.
- spark something off The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader.
- [intransitive] to produce small flashes of fire or electricity
- a sparking, crackling fire
- (figurative) The game suddenly sparked to life.
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