Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawnch, lahnch]
- /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/
- /lɔːntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lawnch, lahnch]
- /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/
Definitions of launched word
- verb with object launched to set (a boat or ship) in the water. 1
- verb with object launched to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water. 1
- verb with object launched to send forth, catapult, or release, as a self-propelled vehicle or weapon: Rockets were launched midway in the battle. The submarine launched its torpedoes and dived rapidly. 1
- verb with object launched to start (a person) on a course, career, etc. 1
- verb with object launched to set going; initiate: to launch a scheme. 1
- verb with object launched to throw; hurl: to launch a spear. 1
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Origin of launched
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; late Middle English launche < Anglo-French lancher < Late Latin lanceāre to wield a lance; see lance1
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Parts of speech for Launched
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
launched popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
launched usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for launched
adj launched
- sent — simple past tense and past participle of send1 .
- begun — Begun is the past participle of begin.
- afloat — If someone or something is afloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.
- aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
- lofted — a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
adjective launched
- floated — Simple past tense and past participle of float.
Antonyms for launched
verb launched
- caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
- held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
- kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.
- received — generally or traditionally accepted; conventional; standard: a received moral idea.
- ceased — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
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- when the new government was launched in 1789?
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