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project

[proj-ekt, -ikt, pruh-jekt]

noun

  1. something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.

    I have several little projects around the house that I’d like to tackle in my time off.

    Synonyms:
  2. a large or major undertaking, especially one involving considerable money, personnel, and equipment.

    The city is undertaking several public works projects to modernize and upgrade infrastructure.

  3. a specific task of investigation, especially in scholarship.

    Federal funding supports some cancer-related projects while other research is sustained by private grants.

  4. Education.a supplementary, long-term educational assignment necessitating personal initiative, undertaken by an individual student or a group of students.

    For my literature class project, I wrote an original rock opera and performed one song from it.

  5. Informal.the projects, a housing project, typically one constructed as a development of high-rise towers with apartments for low-income residents, especially in the second half of the 20th century.

    Back in those days, the projects were no place to raise a family.



verb (used with object)

  1. to propose, contemplate, or plan.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to throw, cast, or impel forward or onward.

  3. to set forth or calculate (some future thing).

    They projected the building costs for the next five years.

    Synonyms:
  4. to throw or cause to fall upon a surface or into space, as a ray of light or a shadow.

  5. to cause (a figure or image) to appear, as on a background.

  6. to regard (something within the mind, as a feeling, thought, or attitude) as having some form of reality outside the mind.

    He projected a thrilling picture of the party's future.

  7. to cause to jut out or protrude.

  8. Geometry.

    1. to throw forward an image of (a figure or the like) by straight lines or rays, either parallel, converging, or diverging, that pass through all its points and reproduce it on another surface or figure.

    2. to transform the points (of one figure) into those of another by a correspondence between points.

  9. to present (an idea, program, etc.) for consideration or action.

    They made every effort to project the notion of world peace.

  10. to use (one's voice, gestures, etc.) forcefully enough to be perceived at a distance, as by all members of the audience in a theater.

  11. to communicate clearly and forcefully (one's thoughts, personality, role, etc.) to an audience, as in a theatrical performance; produce a compelling image of.

  12. to cause (the voice) to appear to come from a source other than oneself, as in ventriloquism; throw.

verb (used without object)

  1. to extend or protrude beyond something else.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. to use one's voice forcefully enough to be heard at a distance, as in a theater.

  3. to produce a clear impression of one's thoughts, personality, role, etc., in an audience; communicate clearly and forcefully.

  4. Psychology.to ascribe one's own feelings, thoughts, or attitudes to others.

project

noun

  1. a proposal, scheme, or design

    1. a task requiring considerable or concerted effort, such as one by students

    2. the subject of such a task

  2. short for housing project

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to propose or plan

  2. (tr) to predict; estimate; extrapolate

    we can project future needs on the basis of the current birth rate

  3. (tr) to throw or cast forwards

  4. to jut or cause to jut out

  5. (tr) to send forth or transport in the imagination

    to project oneself into the future

  6. (tr) to cause (an image) to appear on a surface

  7. to cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly at a distance

  8. psychol

    1. (intr) (esp of a child) to believe that others share one's subjective mental life

    2. to impute to others (one's hidden desires and impulses), esp as a means of defending oneself Compare introject

  9. (tr) geometry to draw a projection of

  10. (intr) to communicate effectively, esp to a large gathering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • projectable adjective
  • projectingly adverb
  • counterproject noun
  • nonprojecting adjective
  • reproject verb
  • subproject noun
  • unprojected adjective
  • unprojecting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of project1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noun project(e) “design, plan,” from Medieval Latin ō𳦳ٳܳ, Latin: “projecting part,” noun use of neuter of Latin ō𳦳ٳܲ, past participle of ō “to throw forward, extend,” equivalent to ō- pro- 1 + -icere, combining form of jacere “to throw”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of project1

C14: from Latin ō to throw down, from pro- 1 + iacere to throw
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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It is the latest difficulty to beset the troubled giant rail infrastructure project.

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Infrastructure projects and one-off developments are funded in a different way but there are long-standing calls for the system as a whole to be reformed.

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Michael Shanks, who is also the MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, said the government was exploring a range of "exciting and viable" projects to secure a long-term transition for the site.

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“If you don’t have as large of an executive team that can help supplement that, it makes it even more important that you have good producers working on every one of your projects.”

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Jake Wood did indeed become the executive director, but within a fortnight he resigned saying the project breached the humanitarian principles of "humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence", which he said he would not abandon.

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