Past tense of launch
regular verb
The past tense of launch is launched. The past participle is also launched.
Forms of launch
| Base form (V1) | launch /lɔːnt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | launched /lɔːnt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | launched /lɔːnt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | launching |
| Third person singular | launches |
Launched in a sentence
- The navy launched another ship.
- NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.
- The guard launched a desperate lob over the outstretched arms of the defender.From the entry lob
- One team member launched a camera drone over the Third Pole.From the entry drone
- He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.From the entry long-winded
Meaning of launch
- verb To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- verb To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
- verb To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
Questions about the past tense of launch
- What is the past tense of launch?
- The past tense of launch is launched.
- What is the past participle of launch?
- The past participle of launch is launched.
- Is launch a regular or irregular verb?
- Launch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: launch (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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