to trigger
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4.2
- verb
- /ˈtrɪɡər/
:
provocar
- A sudden change in temperature can trigger the activation of the sensor.
- trigger a reaction
- trigger a response
- trigger a protest
Or they feel anger themselves or it triggers something else within them.
- Or they feel anger themselves or it triggers something else within them.
- And those are the kinds of things that trigger the a shame cycle.
- And so a positive thought triggers forward movement potentially.
- What phrases have you learned trigger a man's love?
- And so when this happens, you can trigger star formation in a gas cloud.
- I'm an implementation and it triggers in depth thinking.
- And so smells will trigger either intense happiness or sadness.
- Why do certain things trigger me in certain ways?
- So actually it is possible for things we eat to trigger inflammation.
Examples
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Certainly, this unexpected event, initiated in October 1998, has triggered some nationalist protests and political tensions.
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And so a positive thought triggers forward movement potentially.
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And my goal here is to just trigger that conversation.
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Action is the only thing that can trigger that change state.
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Simple words, yet able to trigger powerful memories.
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And so when this happens, you can trigger star formation in a gas cloud.
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Studies have shown that various aspects of the built environment can trigger social isolation.
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But anything like that can trigger this contagion.
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Dr. Phil appealed for someone to give Kitchen a job, which triggered responses from across the country.
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Any significant downturn of the U.S. economy could trigger an outbreak of protectionism.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To begin an action, event or process
∞
1.0
To make something happen
715
3.6
To make a machine, system, or account start working
426
4.5
To start something such as a project or discussion
168
5.3
Cause a process, event, or feeling to start
154
3.4
To cause something to start, often an idea or strong feeling
131
3.1
To cause something to start or happen
115
3.7
Cause a reaction or feeling
36
6.5
To make a switch or device start working by turning it on
25
3.5
To make something begin to move or happen
15
7.4
Make an event or strong reaction start suddenly
1
3.9
To cause a sudden event or strong reaction to begin
1
5.1
To cause something to start suddenly
1
7.3
To make a machine start working
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A small metal device that holds plutonium and starts a nuclear explosion when explosives squeeze it
How Forceful
201
4.3
154
3.4
422
4.2
36
6.9
∞
1.0
∞
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trigger comes from an old Dutch or Low German word like trekken meaning 'to pull', because you start many devices by a quick pull. So to trigger something is to cause it to start or happen.