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The team will launch the model rocket.
What does Launch mean?
Launch means to start or send something off.
Dictionary definition
To start, send, or set something in motion; also, the beginning of a project or event.
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Launch in a sentence
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Our class helped launch a reading challenge.
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A careful launch plan helped the new project begin smoothly.
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What does launch mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to launch?
To launch something can mean to start it.
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Which sentence uses launch correctly?
This sentence uses launch to mean start a project.
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WordLaunch.
Partverb, noun.
MeaningLaunch means to start or send something off.
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Synonyms
Words like Launch
startto begin something
send offto cause something to move or begin
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Word family
Launch word family
Base word
launch
verb
launch
Base verb form.
verb
launched
Started or sent off in the past.
verb
launching
Starting or sending off now.
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Launch means to start or send something off.
Common mix-up
Launch is not the same as stop. Launch means launch means to start or send something off.
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Read this model sentence: Our class helped launch a reading challenge. Clue words: class, helped, reading. Underline clue words that show why launch fits instead of stop. Now write one new sentence that shows launch without using the word launch. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show launch?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Our class helped launch a reading challenge." Why does launch fit better than stop?
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