to spark
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- verb
- /spɑrk/
- The unexpected news sparked a lively debate in the community.
- spark interest
- spark controversy
- spark a debate
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that's where that love of learning really sparks and begins to grow.
- And that's where that love of learning really sparks and begins to grow.
- Whoever translated that really meant sparking happiness, right?
- You only need one story to spark the next thing in your career.
- I mean, what do you, it has to spark a question on what is consciousness?
- And so we create these, you know, things that spark conversation.
- All it takes is one of those instances to spark an innovation.
- So I hope that this begins to spark or continue a conversation.
- Unreal that kind of sparked with viewers.
- For certain individuals, not all that sparked some issues.
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All it takes is one of those instances to spark an innovation.
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And that's where that love of learning really sparks and begins to grow.
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And so I think that can help spark the initial ideas.
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You only need one story to spark the next thing in your career.
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And we're lucky to have Gary here to spark the the conversation.
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A simple question that can spark profound change.
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The teachers incorporated their ideas and tried to spark new ones with provocations.
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Develop text-dependent questions and ideas for annotation that will spark discussion among students.
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The desirability of regulating firearms continues to spark debate at the national level in the United States.
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While the beef-eaters perhaps won the battle in 1700, the debates sparked 300 years ago still resonate today.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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4.2
To cause something to start or happen
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3.6
To make a machine, system, or account start working
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4.5
To start something such as a project or discussion
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3.1
To cause something to start or happen
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3.7
To make someone feel a strong emotion
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3.7
Cause a reaction or feeling
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5.3
Cause a process, event, or feeling to start
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4.1
Make people feel excited and ready to act
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4.4
To cause strong feelings in someone
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6.7
To make people feel shocked and excited so they act
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7.5
To cause something to happen suddenly before it was expected
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6.9
To make a feeling or situation start
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4.2
Help a project, plan, or the economy begin quickly
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7.4
Make an event or strong reaction start suddenly
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5.1
To cause something to start suddenly
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3.9
To cause a sudden event or strong reaction to begin
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6.7
Something that causes a sudden, unexpected event or change
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5.0
Make someone feel very excited and interested in something
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7.3
To make a machine start working
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9.1
To make something start to burn, like a fire or a strong feeling
Antonyms
Idioms
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5.5
A bright look in someone's eyes showing excitement and strong interest
Phrasal Verbs
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5.3
To start a sudden large change in a country's government or how people live
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
A small part in a car engine that makes a tiny electric flash to light the fuel and air
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7.8
A device with a gap between metal parts where an electrical spark can jump
- Specialized
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8.0
The timing of the spark that lights the fuel and air in an engine, measured by the piston's position
- Specialized
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7.2
A metal mesh fitted on a chimney that stops sparks escaping and reduces fire risk
- Specialized
1
7.4
A device that reduces sparks when electrical contacts open or close
- Specialized
A device that makes tiny sparks when particles from radiation pass through it
How Strong
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4.3
- NSFW
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7.7
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4.0
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4.2
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3.4
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word spark comes from the image of a small flash that can start a big fire, like the spark from a match. So to spark an idea or action is to give it a quick start or trigger, as a tiny flash begins a larger event.