Vocabulary
Triggered
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
A Lever on a gun that you pull to fire the gun
something that causes something else to happen
Urdu meaning
متحرک کرنا / متحرک کیا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Climate change has also triggered a northward movement of species.
- Imperial Britain, for example, issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917; this atrocious document triggered the Nakba and laid the foundation for the birth of Israel in 1948.
- Heavy spring rains last year triggered flash floods that flattened crops and devastated communities.
- Monsoonor cloudburst-triggered floods in 2025 have left more than 800 people dead since June.
- Since I am often challenged, `where do you come up with these topics?` or asked, `must you always beat down on your countrymen?`, let me explain what triggered this recent navel-gazing.
Synonyms
actuate, activate
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