I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ commercial , official , press ( esp. BrE ), public
▪
The commercial ~ was the end of 2007.
▪
She is signing copies of her book at the official ~.
▪ successful
▪ imminent ( esp. BrE ), upcoming
▪ planned , scheduled
▪
the postponement of the scheduled ~ on July 7
▪ soft (= in stages)
▪
A couple of days ago we opened up the website for a soft ~.
▪ book , campaign ( esp. BrE ), product
▪ balloon , missile , rocket , satellite , shuttle
VERB + LAUNCH
▪ get (sth) ready for , prepare (sth) for
▪
They are preparing for the ~ of the new campaign next month.
▪ announce
▪ celebrate , mark
▪
a big Hollywood event to mark the ~ of the movie
▪ go ahead with
▪ coincide with ( esp. BrE )
▪
The show is timed to coincide with the ~ of a new book on the subject.
▪ attend ( esp. BrE ), go to , speak at ( esp. BrE )
▪ plan , schedule
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The official product ~ was scheduled for 2009.
▪ delay , postpone
LAUNCH + NOUN
▪ date
▪ party (= for a product or book)
▪ facility ( esp. AmE ), pad , platform , site
▪
one of the world's largest ocean-going ~ platforms
PREPOSITION
▪ after the ~ , following the ~ , since the ~
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In the six months since its ~ the car has sold extremely well.
▪ at a/the ~
▪
I met her at the ~ of her new book.
▪ ~ for
▪
a spring ~ for the new TV system
II.
verb
Launch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ government , ↑ rocket
Launch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ appeal , ↑ application , ↑ assault , ↑ attack , ↑ balloon , ↑ barrage , ↑ bid , ↑ blitz , ↑ blog , ↑ boat , ↑ bombardment , ↑ business , ↑ campaign , ↑ career , ↑ channel , ↑ collection , ↑ company , ↑ competition , ↑ counter-attack , ↑ coup , ↑ crackdown , ↑ crusade , ↑ division , ↑ drive , ↑ effort , ↑ enquiry , ↑ exhibition , ↑ expedition , ↑ firm , ↑ fund , ↑ helicopter , ↑ hunt , ↑ initiative , ↑ insurrection , ↑ invasion , ↑ investigation , ↑ label , ↑ lifeboat , ↑ magazine , ↑ manifesto , ↑ missile , ↑ mission , ↑ movement , ↑ network , ↑ newspaper , ↑ offensive , ↑ offering , ↑ onslaught , ↑ operation , ↑ petition , ↑ phase , ↑ plan , ↑ product , ↑ programme , ↑ project , ↑ raid , ↑ range , ↑ rebellion , ↑ report , ↑ revolution , ↑ rocket , ↑ satellite , ↑ scheme , ↑ search , ↑ service , ↑ ship , ↑ shuttle , ↑ spacecraft , ↑ strike , ↑ system , ↑ torpedo , ↑ venture , ↑ version , ↑ volley , ↑ war , ↑ wave , ↑ website