Meaning
To send something up or out into the air or the water, or to start something new.
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Word origin
From Old French lancier, meaning to throw a lance.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- lancier
- English cognates
- lance
Grammar
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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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 3: launch, section, darkness and 7 more words.