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• Received-Pronunciation: /lɔːnt͡ʃ/
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• Canada: /lɒnt͡ʃ/
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• CMU ARPABET: L AO1 N CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English launchen (“to throw as a lance”), Old French lanchier, another form (Old Northern French/Norman variant, compare Jèrriais lanchi) of lancier, French lancer, from lance.

From Portuguese lancha (“barge, launch”), apparently from Malay lancar (“quick, agile”). Spelling influenced by the verb above.

185 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: хвърляне (hvǎrljane) — act of launching
• Bulgarian: мятане (mjatane) — act of launching
• Bulgarian: изстрелване (izstrelvane) — act of launching
• Catalan: llançament — act of launching
• Chinese Mandarin: 發射 /发射 (fāshè) — act of launching
• Dutch: worp — act of launching
• Dutch: lancering — act of launching
• Estonian: heide — act of launching
• Finnish: laukaisu — act of launching
• French: lancement — act of launching
• Georgian: გაშვება (gašveba) — act of launching
• German: Start — act of launching
• Hindi: प्रमोचन (pramocan) — act of launching
• Hindi: विमोचन (vimocan) — act of launching
• Japanese: 発射 (hassha) — act of launching
• Māori: whakarewanga — act of launching
• Māori: whakamānutanga — act of launching
• Occitan: lançament — act of launching
• Polish: wystrzelenie — act of launching
• Polish: uruchomienie — act of launching
• Portuguese: lançamento — act of launching
• Portuguese: arremesso — act of launching
• Russian: за́пуск (zápusk) — act of launching
• Spanish: lanzamiento — act of launching
• Bulgarian: спускане на вода (spuskane na voda) — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Danish: søsætning — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Dutch: lancering — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Dutch: tewaterlating — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Finnish: vesillelasku — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Hindi: जलावतरण (jalāvatraṇ) — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Polish: wodowanie — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Russian: спуск (spusk) — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Swedish: sjösättning — movement of a vessel from land into the water
• Estonian: kaater — largest boat belonging to a ship of war
• Finnish: kapteenin vene — largest boat belonging to a ship of war
• Greek: άκατος (ákatos) — largest boat belonging to a ship of war
• Māori: rōnihi — largest boat belonging to a ship of war
• Polish: barkas — largest boat belonging to a ship of war
• Russian: барка́с (barkás) — largest boat belonging to a ship of war
• Finnish: yhteysvene — boat used to convey guests
• Greek: άκατος (ákatos) — boat used to convey guests
• Māori: rōnihi — boat used to convey guests
• Russian: барка́с (barkás) — boat used to convey guests
• Spanish: lancha — boat used to convey guests
• Spanish: lanchón — boat used to convey guests
• Catalan: llanxa — open boat
• Finnish: avovene — open boat
• German: Barkasse — open boat
• Irish: lainse — open boat
• Māori: rōnohi — open boat
• Persian: لنج (lanj) — open boat
• Persian: بارکاس (bârkâs) — open boat
• Russian: барка́с (barkás) — open boat
• Spanish: lancha — open boat
• Spanish: lanchón — open boat
• Telugu: లాంచీ (lāñcī) — open boat
• Albanian: qit — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Albanian: gju — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Albanian: hedh — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Arabic: أَطْلَقَ (ʔaṭlaqa) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Arabic: قَذَفَ (qaḏafa) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Bulgarian: хвърлям (hvǎrljam) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Bulgarian: мятам (mjatam) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Catalan: llançar — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Chinese Mandarin: 發射 /发射 (fāshè) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Czech: hodit — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Danish: slynge — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Danish: opsende — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Dutch: werpen — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Dutch: gooien — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Dutch: smijten — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Dutch: lanceren — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Esperanto: lanĉi — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Esperanto: ĵeti — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Esperanto: alĵeti — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Estonian: heitma — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Finnish: laukaista — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Finnish: heittää — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• French: lancer — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• German: abschießen — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• German: lancieren — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Hindi: फेंकना (phẽknā) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Italian: lanciare — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Japanese: 発射する (hassha-surú) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Middle English: launcen — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Middle English: launchen — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Norman: affliouer — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Norman: lanchi — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Polish: wyrzucić — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Polish: wyrzucać — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Polish: wystrzelić — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Polish: wystrzeliwać — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Portuguese: lançar — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Portuguese: arremessar — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Portuguese: jogar — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Portuguese: tacar — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Russian: запуска́ть (zapuskátʹ) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Russian: запусти́ть (zapustítʹ) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Slovak: vrhnúť — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Slovak: hodiť — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Spanish: lanzar — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Swedish: slänga — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Ottoman Turkish: صالمق (salmak) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Ukrainian: запуска́ти (zapuskáty) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Ukrainian: запусти́ти (zapustýty) — throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force
• Bulgarian: изхвърлям (izhvǎrljam) — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Bulgarian: изстрелвам (izstrelvam) — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Dutch: spietsen — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Dutch: doorboren — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Estonian: sööstma — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Middle English: launcen — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Middle English: launchen — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Portuguese: lancear — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Spanish: lancear — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Swedish: spetta — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Swedish: stöta — strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce
• Afrikaans: te water laat — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Bulgarian: спускам на вода (spuskam na voda) — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Danish: søsætte — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Dutch: lanceren — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Dutch: te water laten — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Finnish: laskea vesille — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Italian: varare — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Latin: dēdūcō — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Māori: whakamānu — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Māori: whakarewa — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Norwegian Bokmål: sjøsette — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøsetje — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøsette — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Polish: wodować — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Polish: zwodować — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Portuguese: lançar — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Slovak: spustiť — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Spanish: botar — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Swedish: sjösätta — cause to move or slide from the land into the water
• Bulgarian: започвам (započvam) — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Bulgarian: предприемам (predpriemam) — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Catalan: llançar — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Dutch: lanceren — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Dutch: aanzetten — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Estonian: välja saatma — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Estonian: käivitama — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Estonian: alustama — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Finnish: tuoda markkinoille — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Finnish: lanseerata — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Georgian: უშვებს (ušvebs) — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Georgian: გაუშვებს (gaušvebs) — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Indonesian: menjalankan — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Indonesian: meluncurkan — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Malay: melancarkan — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Occitan: abaudir — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Occitan: lançar — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Polish: rozpocząć — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Polish: rozpoczynać — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Slovak: vypustiť — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Slovak: odštartovať — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Slovak: spustiť — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Slovene: zagnati — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Swedish: lansera — send out; start on a career; set going; give a start to; put in operation
• Catalan: executar — to start (a program or feature)
• German: starten — to start (a program or feature)
• German: öffnen — to start (a program or feature)
• Hindi: प्रमोचन (pramocan) — to start (a program or feature)
• Italian: lanciare — to start (a program or feature)
• Italian: avviare — to start (a program or feature)
• Polish: uruchomić — to start (a program or feature)
• Polish: uruchamiać — to start (a program or feature)
• Polish: włączyć — to start (a program or feature)
• Polish: włączać — to start (a program or feature)
• Polish: odpalić — to start (a program or feature)
• Polish: odpalać — to start (a program or feature)
• Portuguese: abrir — to start (a program or feature)
• Portuguese: iniciar — to start (a program or feature)
• Portuguese: executar — to start (a program or feature)
• Swedish: starta — to start (a program or feature)
• Swedish: exekvera — to start (a program or feature)
• Turkish: açmak — to start (a program or feature)
• Turkish: çalıştırmak — to start (a program or feature)
• Ukrainian: запуска́ти (zapuskáty) — to start (a program or feature)
• Ukrainian: запусти́ти (zapustýty) — to start (a program or feature)
• Italian: aprirsi — start to operate
• Italian: avviarsi — start to operate
• Portuguese: abrir — start to operate
• Portuguese: iniciar — start to operate
• Turkish: açılmak — start to operate