Kilo Lingo

/lɔːntʃ/

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Translation

To send something up or out into the air or the water, or to start something new.

Word origin

From Old French lancier, meaning to throw a lance.

Origin
Old French
Root
lancier
English cognates
lance

Grammar

Verb typeregular (launch, launches, launched)

Examples

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"Launch" often means to send a rocket up into space.

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You can also launch a product, which means to sell it for the first time.

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To launch a boat is to put it into the water.

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This word is part of lesson 39.