trigger

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Meaning:

The word "trigger" has two main functions: as a noun and a verb. Here's a detailed explanation with examples (different from the ones provided previously):

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Noun:

1. The part of a gun that you pull to fire it:

  • Example: "The soldier cautiously approached the enemy, his finger hovering over the trigger." (āļ—āļŦāļēāļĢāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļŦāļēāļĻāļąāļ•āļĢāļđāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĢāļ°āļĄāļąāļ”āļĢāļ°āļ§āļąāļ‡ āļ™āļīāđ‰āļ§āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļēāļ§āļēāļ‡āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđ€āļŦāļ™āļ·āļ­āđ„āļāļ›āļ·āļ™)
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Verb:

1. To cause something to happen quickly, especially a series of events:

  • Example: "The sudden drop in stock prices triggered a panic among investors." (āļĢāļēāļ„āļēāļŦāļļāđ‰āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāđˆāļ§āļ‡āļĨāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļ°āļ—āļąāļ™āļŦāļąāļ™āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ•āļ·āđˆāļ™āļ•āļĢāļ°āļŦāļ™āļāđƒāļ™āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāļ™āļąāļāļĨāļ‡āļ—āļļāļ™)

2. To make something like a bomb or electrical system start to operate:

  • Example: "The thief accidentally triggered the alarm when he tried to open the door." (āļ‚āđ‚āļĄāļĒāđ€āļœāļĨāļ­āđ„āļ›āļāļ”āļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļ“āđ€āļ•āļ·āļ­āļ™āļ āļąāļĒāđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ‚āļēāļžāļĒāļēāļĒāļēāļĄāđ€āļ›āļīāļ”āļ›āļĢāļ°āļ•āļđ)

3. To be the thing that quickly causes a serious problem:

  • Example: "The government's harsh economic policies triggered widespread protests." (āļ™āđ‚āļĒāļšāļēāļĒāđ€āļĻāļĢāļĐāļāļāļīāļˆāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāļļāļ™āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāļāļĢāļ°āļ•āļļāđ‰āļ™āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļĢāļ°āļ—āđ‰āļ§āļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļ§āđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ‚āļ§āļēāļ‡)
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Additional Examples:
  • Trigger a memory: "The smell of freshly baked bread triggered a childhood memory of my grandmother's kitchen." (āļāļĨāļīāđˆāļ™āļ‚āļ™āļĄāļ›āļąāļ‡āļ­āļšāļŠāļ”āđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļāļĢāļ°āļ•āļļāđ‰āļ™āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ—āļĢāļ‡āļˆāļģāđƒāļ™āļ§āļąāļĒāđ€āļ”āđ‡āļāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļ„āļĢāļąāļ§āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļĒāļēāļĒ)
  • Trigger a response: "The company's controversial advertising campaign triggered a strong negative reaction from the public." (āđāļ„āļĄāđ€āļ›āļāđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ–āļāđ€āļ–āļĩāļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļšāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ—āļāļĢāļ°āļ•āļļāđ‰āļ™āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ›āļāļīāļāļīāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļĨāļšāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĢāļļāļ™āđāļĢāļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļŠāļ™)
  • Trigger a chain reaction: "The earthquake triggered a series of landslides that caused significant damage to the region." (āđāļœāđˆāļ™āļ”āļīāļ™āđ„āļŦāļ§āļāļĢāļ°āļ•āļļāđ‰āļ™āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ”āļīāļ™āļ–āļĨāđˆāļĄāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļŠāļļāļ”āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļŦāļēāļĒāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ™āļąāļĒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ āļđāļĄāļīāļ āļēāļ„)
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Synonym: āļ„āļģāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ„āļĨāđ‰āļēāļĒāļāļąāļ™

ðŸ”Ū āļĢāļēāļĒāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ­āļĩāļĒāļ”āđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ•āļīāļĄ (āļĒāđˆāļ­ - āļ‚āļĒāļēāļĒ ) ---- > Click

āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāļ—āļĩāđˆāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ„āļģ synonym āļ‚āļ­āļ‡ "trigger" āļžāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĄāļ„āļģāđāļ›āļĨāļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒ

1. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "initiate"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The accident was initiated by a driver who ran a red light. (āļ­āļļāļšāļąāļ•āļīāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰ āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ āļˆāļēāļāļ„āļ™āļ‚āļąāļšāļĢāļ–āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāđˆāļēāđ„āļŸāđāļ”āļ‡)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļāđˆāļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡

2. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "spark"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The protest was sparked by anger over the government's new policy. (āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļĢāļ°āļ—āđ‰āļ§āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰ āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ āļˆāļēāļāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ‚āļāļĢāļ˜āđāļ„āđ‰āļ™āļ•āđˆāļ­āļ™āđ‚āļĒāļšāļēāļĒāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨ)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļāđˆāļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĢāļ§āļ”āđ€āļĢāđ‡āļ§

3. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "ignite"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The spark from the campfire ignited the dry grass, causing a wildfire. (āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĒāđ„āļŸāļˆāļēāļāļāļ­āļ‡āđ„āļŸ āļˆāļļāļ”āđ„āļŸāļĨāļļāļāļĨāļēāļĄ āđ„āļ›āļĒāļąāļ‡āļŦāļāđ‰āļēāđāļŦāđ‰āļ‡ āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āđ„āļŸāļ›āđˆāļē)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļāđˆāļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĢāļļāļ™āđāļĢāļ‡

4. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "set off"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The bomb was set off by a timer. (āļĢāļ°āđ€āļšāļīāļ”āļ–āļđāļ āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ§āļĨāļē āđ„āļ§āđ‰)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļ•āđ‰āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļāđˆāļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļ°āļ—āļąāļ™āļŦāļąāļ™

5. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "precipitate"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The economic crisis was precipitated by the collapse of the stock market. (āļ§āļīāļāļĪāļ•āđ€āļĻāļĢāļĐāļāļāļīāļˆāļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰ āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļĨāđˆāļĄāļŠāļĨāļēāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ•āļĨāļēāļ”āļŦāļļāđ‰āļ™)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļĢāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĢāļ§āļ”āđ€āļĢāđ‡āļ§

6. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "cause"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: Stress can cause a variety of health problems. (āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ„āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ”āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ– āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļēāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļ āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļąāļāļŦāļēāļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļžāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ† āļĄāļēāļāļĄāļēāļĒ)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡

7. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "bring about"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The new law brought about a significant change in the way businesses operate. (āļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āļāđˆāļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ” āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āđāļ›āļĨāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ™āļąāļĒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāđƒāļ™āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļ˜āļļāļĢāļāļīāļˆ)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡

8. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "lead to"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: Smoking can lead to serious health problems such as cancer and heart disease. (āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļđāļšāļšāļļāļŦāļĢāļĩāđˆ āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļ™āļģāđ„āļ›āļŠāļđāđˆ āļ›āļąāļāļŦāļēāļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļžāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāđ‰āļēāļĒāđāļĢāļ‡ āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™ āļĄāļ°āđ€āļĢāđ‡āļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āđ‚āļĢāļ„āļŦāļąāļ§āđƒāļˆ)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļēāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡

9. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "result in"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The heavy rains resulted in widespread flooding. (āļāļ™āļ•āļāļŦāļ™āļąāļ āļŠāđˆāļ‡āļœāļĨāđƒāļŦāđ‰ āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ™āđ‰āļģāļ—āđˆāļ§āļĄāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļ§āđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ‚āļ§āļēāļ‡)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļœāļĨāļĨāļąāļžāļ˜āđŒāļˆāļēāļāļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡

10. āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "give rise to"

  • āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡: The popularity of social media has given rise to new forms of communication. (āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ™āļīāļĒāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ‹āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļĨāļĄāļĩāđ€āļ”āļĩāļĒ āļāđˆāļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ” āļĢāļđāļ›āđāļšāļšāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļēāļĢāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆ)
  • āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ: āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļēāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ”āļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡

āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļ: āļ„āļģ synonym āđ€āļŦāļĨāđˆāļēāļ™āļĩāđ‰āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđƒāļāļĨāđ‰āđ€āļ„āļĩāļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļš "trigger" āđāļ•āđˆāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļ—āđ‰āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āļ­āļēāļˆāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒ āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļāļąāļšāļšāļĢāļīāļšāļ—āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„

āļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ•āļīāļĄ:

  • The alarm clock triggered me to wake up early. (āļ™āļēāļŽāļīāļāļēāļ›āļĨāļļāļ āļ—āļģāđƒāļŦāđ‰ āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ•āļ·āđˆāļ™āđ€āļŠāđ‰āļē)
  • The government's new policy triggered a wave of protests. (āļ™āđ‚āļĒāļšāļēāļĒāđƒāļŦāļĄāđˆāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨ āļˆāļļāļ”āļŠāļ™āļ§āļ™ āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļĢāļ°āļ—āđ‰āļ§āļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļ§āđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ‚āļ§āļēāļ‡)
  • The accident was triggered by a mechanical failure. (āļ­āļļāļšāļąāļ•āļīāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰ āđ€āļāļīāļ”āļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ āļˆāļēāļāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļœāļīāļ”āļžāļĨāļēāļ”āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļˆāļąāļāļĢ)

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