launch
verb/lɔːntʃ/
/lɔːntʃ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they launch | /lɔːntʃ/ /lɔːntʃ/ |
| he / she / it launches | /ˈlɔːntʃɪz/ /ˈlɔːntʃɪz/ |
| past simple launched | /lɔːntʃt/ /lɔːntʃt/ |
| past participle launched | /lɔːntʃt/ /lɔːntʃt/ |
| -ing form launching | /ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/ /ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] launch something to start an activity, especially an organized one
- The government recently launched a national road safety campaign.
- Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
- to launch an appeal/initiative
- Government forces launched an attack against militants in the north of the country.
- to launch an offensive/air strike
Extra Examples- The TV celebrities helped launch a campaign against child poverty.
- The appeal was officially launched last month.
- A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company.
- A massive attack was launched in the spring of 1918.
- Enemy troops launched an assault on the town.
- Police have launched a murder enquiry.
- The Duchess of Cornwall, president of the charity, will launch the appeal in London.
- The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city.
- The charity tonight launched its crusade against homelessness.
- The company launched a huge advertising campaign.
- The government has launched a new policy initiative.
- The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer.
- We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the autumn.
- [transitive, intransitive] launch (something) to make a product or service available to the public for the first time; to become available for the first time
- The company plans to launch the service to coincide with the World Cup this summer.
- The updated website will be officially launched at the conference in April.
- The new series launches in July.
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2- a party to launch his latest novel
- The new model will be launched in July.
- The book was launched amid a fanfare of publicity.
- [transitive] launch something to put a ship or boat into the water, especially one that has just been built
- The Navy is to launch a new warship today.
- The lifeboat was launched immediately.
- [transitive] launch something to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water
- to launch a missile/rocket
- The satellite was successfully launched into orbit earlier this month.
Extra ExamplesTopics Spaceb2- to launch a communications satellite
- The ship was hit by three torpedoes launched from the enemy submarine.
- [transitive] launch something to criticize somebody/something or protest strongly
- He launched a biting attack on the senior management.
- Residents have launched a protest against the proposed development.
- [transitive] launch yourself + adv./prep. to jump forwards with a lot of force
- Without warning he launched himself at me.
- (figurative) She launched herself on the rock world with a brilliant album.
- [transitive, intransitive] launch something (computing) to start a computer program; (of a computer program) to start
- You can launch programs and documents from your keyboard.
- It’s not the fastest way to launch an application.
- I was impressed with how fast the app launches.
Word Originverb Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier, from Latin lancea (noun).
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