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launch
Transitive VerbNoun
pl: launchespast: launchedpp: launcheding: launching

Meanings

Transitive Verblaunch
[~ something]

To start or introduce a new product, service, or activity to the public.

Transitive Verblaunch
[~ something]

To send a rocket, missile, or spacecraft into the air or space.

NASA is preparing to launch the satellite into orbit.

Transitive Verblaunch
[~ something]

To set a boat or ship in motion by pushing or sliding it into the water.

Transitive Verblaunch
[~ something]

To start a formal attack or a series of aggressive actions.

The army decided to launch a surprise offensive at dawn.

Nounlaunch

The act of starting a new venture, product, or project.

The product launch was attended by hundreds of journalists.

Nounlaunch

The process of sending a rocket or spacecraft into the air.

Nounlaunch

The act of putting a boat into the water for the first time.

The town gathered at the harbor to witness the launch of the vessel.

Examples

They launch the app today.

We launch the rocket now.

I launch my own site.

The store launched a new sale.

They launched the boat last week.

We are launching a new project.

School Life

The empire launched a naval invasion.

History

I will launch a new campaign.

Office
Business
History

We must launch an inquiry into this.

Detective

Phrasal Verbs

launch into

to begin doing something with great energy or enthusiasm

She launched into a long explanation of why the project had failed.

launch off

to use something as a starting point for a further action or argument

The speaker launched off the recent news report to discuss broader social trends.

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