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verb | noun launchlaunch1 /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/ ●●○ W3 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYlaunch1Origin: 1300-1400 Old North French lancher, from Late Latin lanceare to throw a lance VERB TABLElaunch |
| Present | I, you, we, they | launch | | he, she, it | launches | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | launched | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have launched | | he, she, it | has launched | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had launched | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will launch | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have launched |
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| Present | I | am launching | | he, she, it | is launching | | you, we, they | are launching | | Past | I, he, she, it | was launching | | you, we, they | were launching | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been launching | | he, she, it | has been launching | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been launching | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be launching | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been launching |
THESAURUSstart doing something► begin to start doing something or start feeling a particular way: All right, let’s begin. ► start start means the same as begin but is used more in conversation than begin: What time does the concert start? ► commence formal begin. Used in very formal language such as official announcements: The search for a new coach will commence immediately. ► launch to begin something new or important, such as a program or an attack: The Department of Health launched its newest educational program this week. ► initiate formal to begin something, especially a new process, discussion, or plan: Both sides have agreed to initiate peace talks in an effort to end the war. ► take up to begin regularly doing an activity or sport you have never done before: At the age of fifty, she decided to take up the piano. ► break out if a fire or a fight breaks out, it begins: A fire broke out in one of the warehouses. 1START something to start an important activity or a serious attempt to achieve something: The book launched his career as a novelist. The city launched a campaign to change public opinion. Rebels launched another attack late Sunday.► see thesaurus at begin2PRODUCT/SERVICE to make a new product, book, etc. available for sale for the first time: The magazine was launched last month.3INTO SPACE to send a weapon or spacecraft into the sky or into space: NASA will launch the space shuttle on Sunday.4COMPUTER computers to make a computer program start SYN open5BOAT to put a boat or ship into the water6THROW [always + adv./prep.] informal to throw something into the air with a lot of force SYN hurl7launch yourself forward/up/from etc. to move somewhere very suddenly and with force[Origin: 1300–1400 Old North French lancher, from Late Latin lanceare to throw a lance]launch into something phrasal verb to suddenly start doing or saying something with a lot of energy or excitement: Powell launched into a ten-minute summary of the plan. verb | noun launchlaunch2 ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYlaunch2Origin: (1,3) 1300-1400 ➔ LAUNCH1 (2) 1600-1700 Spanish lancha, from Portuguese, perhaps from Malay lanchar quick 1an act of launching something: launch of the launch of nuclear weapons2an event at which a company, organization, etc. announces that it is starting to do or sell something: the launch date for his new clothing line3a large boat with a motor |