launch

/lɔːnʃ/ verb [T]

Translation

SEND › to send a spacecraft or bomb into the sky, or a ship into the water

(gemi) suya indirmek; (uzay aracı/bomba) uzaya fırlatmak

to launch a rocket/satellite to launch a boat/fleet 341647

BEGIN › to begin an important activity

başlatmak

to launch an attack/inquiry/investigation 1865

NEW PRODUCT › If a company launches a product or service, it makes it available for the first time.

piyasaya sürmek, çıkarmak, sunmak

The book was launched last February. The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month.1865

launch into sth phrasal verb

› to start saying or criticizing something with a lot of anger or energy

kızgınlık ve hiddetle eleştiriye/söylemeye başlamak; atılmak, girişmek

Then he launched into a verbal attack on her management of the situation.11481173

(Definition of launch verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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