{
    "term": "spark",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "spark",
            "heSheIt": "sparks"
        },
        "pastSimple": "sparked",
        "pastParticiple": "sparked",
        "ingForm": "sparking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to cause something to start or develop, especially suddenly",
            "sensetop": "spark somethingspark something off",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country.",
                    "contextForm": "spark something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winds brought down power lines, sparking a fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The organizers are hoping to spark some interest in young people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader.",
                    "contextForm": "spark something off"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to produce small flashes of fire or electricity",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a sparking, crackling fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The game suddenly sparked to life."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spɑːk/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/spark__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spɑːks/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/sparks__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spɑːkt/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/sparked__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/sparking__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spɑːrk/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/spark__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spɑːrks/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/sparks__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spɑːrkt/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/sparked__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːrkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/spark/sparking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}