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launch 1
(lônch, länch)v. launched, launch·ing, launch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To throw or propel with force; hurl: launch a spear.
b. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion: launch a rocket; launch a torpedo.
2. Nautical To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.
3. To set going; initiate: launch a career; launch a business venture. See Synonyms at begin.
4. To introduce to the public or to a market: launched the new perfume with prime-time commercials on the major networks.
5. To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.
v.intr.
1. To begin a new venture or phase; embark: launch forth on a dangerous mission; launched out on her own after college.
2. To enter enthusiastically into something; plunge: launched into a description of the movie.
[Middle English launchen, from Old North French lancher, from Latin lanceāre, to wield a lance, from lancea, lance; see lance.]
launch 2
(lônch, länch)n.
1. A large ship's boat.
2. A large, open motorboat.
[Alteration (possibly influenced by launch) of Early Modern English
lanch, ultimately (possibly partly via Spanish
lancha) from Portuguese
lancha, perhaps alteration of
lancara, a kind of small swift Asian oared boat, from Malay
lancaran:
lancar, swift +
-an, nominalizing suffix.]
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launch
(lɔːntʃ)vb
1. (Nautical Terms) to move (a vessel) into the water
2. (Nautical Terms) to move (a newly built vessel) into the water for the first time
3. (tr)
a. to start off or set in motion: to launch a scheme.
b. to put (a new product) on the market
4. (tr) to propel with force
5. to involve (oneself) totally and enthusiastically: to launch oneself into work.
6. (Astronautics) (tr) to set (a missile, spacecraft, etc) into motion
7. (Aeronautics) (tr) to catapult (an aircraft), as from the deck of an aircraft carrier
8. (foll by: into) to start talking or writing (about): he launched into a story.
9. (usually foll by: out) to start (out) on a fresh course
10. informal (usually foll by: out) to spend a lot of money
n
an act or instance of launching
[C14: from Anglo-French lancher, from Late Latin lanceāre to use a lance, hence, to set in motion. See lance]
launch
(lɔːntʃ)n
1. (Nautical Terms) a motor driven boat used chiefly as a transport boat
2. (Nautical Terms) the largest of the boats of a man-of-war
[C17: via Spanish lancha and Portuguese from Malay lancharan boat, from lanchar speed]
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launch1
(lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ)v.t.
1. to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
2. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usu. by allowing it to slide down an incline into the water.
3. to send forth, catapult, or release: to launch a spacecraft.
4. to start (a person) on a course, career, etc.
5. to set going; initiate.
6. to throw; hurl.
7. Computers. to start (an application program).
v.i.8. to burst out or plunge boldly or directly into action, speech, etc.
9. to start out or forth; push out or put forth.
n.10. the act of launching.
[1300–50; late Middle English launche < Anglo-French lancher < Late Latin lanceāre to wield a lance]
launch2
(lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ)n.
1. a heavy open or half-decked boat propelled by oars or by an engine.
2. a large utility boat carried by a warship.
[1690–1700; < Sp, Portuguese lancha, earlier Portuguese lanchara]
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launch
Past participle: launched
Gerund: launching
| Imperative |
|---|
| launch |
| launch |
| Present |
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| I launch |
| you launch |
| he/she/it launches |
| we launch |
| you launch |
| they launch |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I launched |
| you launched |
| he/she/it launched |
| we launched |
| you launched |
| they launched |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am launching |
| you are launching |
| he/she/it is launching |
| we are launching |
| you are launching |
| they are launching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have launched |
| you have launched |
| he/she/it has launched |
| we have launched |
| you have launched |
| they have launched |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was launching |
| you were launching |
| he/she/it was launching |
| we were launching |
| you were launching |
| they were launching |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had launched |
| you had launched |
| he/she/it had launched |
| we had launched |
| you had launched |
| they had launched |
| Future |
|---|
| I will launch |
| you will launch |
| he/she/it will launch |
| we will launch |
| you will launch |
| they will launch |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have launched |
| you will have launched |
| he/she/it will have launched |
| we will have launched |
| you will have launched |
| they will have launched |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be launching |
| you will be launching |
| he/she/it will be launching |
| we will be launching |
| you will be launching |
| they will be launching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been launching |
| you have been launching |
| he/she/it has been launching |
| we have been launching |
| you have been launching |
| they have been launching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been launching |
| you will have been launching |
| he/she/it will have been launching |
| we will have been launching |
| you will have been launching |
| they will have been launching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been launching |
| you had been launching |
| he/she/it had been launching |
| we had been launching |
| you had been launching |
| they had been launching |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would launch |
| you would launch |
| he/she/it would launch |
| we would launch |
| you would launch |
| they would launch |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have launched |
| you would have launched |
| he/she/it would have launched |
| we would have launched |
| you would have launched |
| they would have launched |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  launch - a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck |
| 2. | launch - the act of propelling with force actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling rocket firing, rocket launching - the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power | |
| Verb | 1. | launch - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business" |
| 2. | launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship" propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" float - put into the water; "float a ship" blast off - launch with great force; "the rockets were blasted off" | |
| 3. | launch - launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship" set in motion, launch - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" | |
| 4. | launch - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" plunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" | |
| 5. | launch - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" launch - launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | |
| 6. | launch - smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster" smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
launch
verb
2. set afloat, cast off, discharge, dispatch, put into water There was no time to launch the lifeboats.
3. begin, start, open, initiate, introduce, found, set up, originate, commence, get under way, instigate, inaugurate, embark upon The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
launch
verb1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:
2. To go about the initial step in doing (something):
3. To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice:
2. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:
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Translations
زَوْرَق بُخارييُطْلِقُيُطْلِقُ صاروخا أو يُنْزِلُ سَفينَةًيُطْلِقُ، يَنْطَلِقُيُلْقي
vypustitčlunhoditspuštěníspustit
opsendeopsendelsesøsætningsøsættestart
alustamaheideheitmakaaterkäivitama
heittäälanseeratalaukaistalaukaisu
lansirati
fleyta áleiîis, koma af staîhleypa af stokkunum; skjóta á loftlystisnekkjaòeyta, kastasjósetning; flugtak
進水させる
(배를) 진수시키다
kuterismestnolaišana ūdenīnolaist ūdenīraidīt
spustenie na voduspustiť na vodu
izstrelitisplaviti
lansera
ปล่อย
fırlatmakmotorlu büyük sandalsuya indirmesuya indirmekuzaya fırlatmak
phóng
launch
[lɔːntʃ]
launch forth VI + ADV = launch C
launch out VI + ADV
2. (= be extravagant) now we can afford to launch out a bit → ahora nos podemos permitir algunos lujos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
launch
vt
company, newspaper, initiative → gründen; new product → einführen, auf den Markt bringen; (with party, publicity) film, play, book → lancieren; (= bring out) film → anlaufen lassen; play → auf die Bühne bringen; book, series → herausbringen; plan, investigation → in die Wege leiten; programme, trend → einführen; career → starten; policy → in Angriff nehmen; shares → emittieren, ausgeben; to launch an offensive or an attack against the enemy → zum Angriff gegen den Feind übergehen; the attack was launched at 15.00 hours → der Angriff fand um 15.00 Uhr statt; to launch somebody into society → jdn in die Gesellschaft einführen; this film launched him as a comic actor → mit diesem Film machte er sich (dat) → als Komiker einen Namen; to launch somebody on his way → jdm einen guten Start geben; once he is launched on this subject … → wenn er einmal mit diesem Thema angefangen hat or bei diesem Thema gelandet ist, …; now that he’s launched himself on the road to success → jetzt, wo er auf Erfolgskurs ist
launch
:
launch party
n (for book) → Buchpremiere f; (for film, play) → Premierenfeier f
launch vehicle
n (Space) → Booster m, → Startrakete f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
launch1
(loːntʃ) verb1. to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground. As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.
2. to start (a person, project etc) off on a course. His success launched him on a brilliant career.
3. to throw.
noun(an) act of launching.
ˈlaunching-pad nouna platform from which a rocket can be launched.
launch intoto begin eagerly. He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.
launch outto throw oneself freely into some new activity (often involving spending money).
launch2
(loːntʃ) nouna large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure. We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.
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launch
→ يُطْلِقُ vypustit opsende vom Stapel lassen θέτω σε κίνηση lanzar lanseerata lancer lansirati lanciare 進水させる (배를) 진수시키다 lanceren sette i gang wypuścić lançar запускать lansera ปล่อย fırlatmak phóng 发起Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009