spark off in English

Forms: sparks off [present, singular, third-person], sparking off [participle, present], sparked off [participle, past], sparked off [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} spark off (third-person singular simple present sparks off, present participle sparking off, simple past and past participle sparked off)

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    {
      "form": "sparks off",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sparking off",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sparked off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sparked off",
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        {
          "text": "My letter to the newspaper sparked off an investigation into government corruption.",
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        "To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions."
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        "(transitive) To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions."
      ],
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  "word": "spark off"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sparks off",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sparking off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sparked off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sparked off",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "English transitive verbs",
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          "text": "My letter to the newspaper sparked off an investigation into government corruption.",
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        "(transitive) To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"spark off" meaning in English

Verb