trigger
🇺🇸
/ˈtrɪɡər/
🇬🇧
/ˈtrɪɡə(r)/
verb
B2
to cause something to start happening
Eating nuts can trigger a strong allergic reaction.
B2
to start a device working
The smoke will trigger the fire alarm.
R
to cause someone to feel upset by reminding them of bad memories
Loud noises trigger my anxiety because they remind me of the accident.
noun
C1
the part of a gun you pull to fire it
He carefully pulled the trigger to fire the gun.
C1
something that causes a reaction to happen
The factory closure was the trigger for the workers' strike.
translation
to cause something to start happening; to start a device working; to cause someone to feel upset by reminding them of bad memories
the part of a gun you pull to fire it; something that causes a reaction to happen
Word Forms
3rd Present
triggers
Past
triggered
Perfect
triggered
Progressive
triggering
Plural
triggers