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launched

verb

Form of launch , past tense of launch.

Simple meaning

To send out.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

lawncht
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈlɔntʃt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. past tense of launch

    To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

  2. past tense of launch

    To release; to put onto the market for sale

  3. past tense of launch

    To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.

  4. past tense of launch

    To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

Used this way, launched is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use launched

  • “Our business launched a new project.”verb
  • “NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.”verb

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • launchverbBase word

    Set up or found.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • launchernounPerson or profession · specialist

    Armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • launchpadnounRelated term

    A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

  • launch padnounRelated term

    A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

  • launch areanounRelated term

    A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

  • launching padnounRelated term

    A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

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