launch
To throw; to hurl; to propel with forceTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
» The rocket was launched into space.
Die Rakete startete in den Weltraum.
Ракета была запущена в космос.
Ракету запустили в космос.
Ракету було запущено у космос.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
abschießen, lancieren
запуска́тьzapuskátʹ, запусти́тьzapustítʹ
запуска́тиzapuskáty, запусти́тиzapustýty
propel with force
(transitive)To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
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.
The navy launched another ship.
(transitive)To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.
(transitive)To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
Our business launched a new project.
(transitive)To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
Double-click an icon to launch the associated application.
starten, öffnen
запуска́тиzapuskáty, запусти́тиzapustýty
(transitive)To release; to put onto the market for sale
(intransitive)Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
(intransitive, often)To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
to launch into an argument or discussion
to launch into lavish expenditures
(intransitive)To start to operate.
After clicking the icon, the application will launch.
(obsolete, transitive)To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
Examples
213 sentencesThe rocket was launched into space.
Ракету було запущено у космос.
ruРакета была запущена в космос.
deDie Rakete startete in den Weltraum.
They launched a rocket.
Вони запустили ракету.
ruОни запустили ракету.
An investigation has been launched.
Було розпочате розслідування.
Recently he launched a new business.
The rocket was launched this morning.
ruРакета была запущена сегодня утром.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English launchen (“to throw as a lance”), Old French lanchier, another form (OFrom 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.
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Forms
launches, launching, launched, launchedSynonyms
46 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle