launch

CEFRB1

/lɔːnt͡ʃ/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To send something into the air, water, or space.

  2. 02

    verb

    To start a new activity, product, or project.

Examples

  • He is planning to launch his business.

  • The company plans to launch its new product tomorrow.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /loːnt͡ʃ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

  2. To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act of starting or sending something out.

More examples

In context

  • The general decided to launch an offensive against the enemy camp.

  • NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.

  • 1725–1726, Alexander Pope, Homer's Odyssey (translation), Book V With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, / And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English launchen (“to throw as a lance”), Old French lanchier, another form (Old Northern French/Norman variant, compare Jèrriais lanchi) of lancier, French lancer, from lance.