launch
verb (used with object)
to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
launched
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past participleof launch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof launch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
launchverb (used with object)to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
Example Sentences
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The Dinner Table Club, where strangers eat together, also launched in New York City and expanded to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The family has launched a fundraiser to raise money to legally challenge the decision - with their initial aim of halting proceedings.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
In a late submission to the probe, launched in the wake of a series of patient deaths, Bradnam said there had been no "formal responses" to his complaints.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
With that push, the model launched 23 concurrent research agents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The harder I look, the more I see something inside her—a spark in her, as distinct as a single firework launched into the night sky.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
