project

[ noun proj-ekt, -ikt; verb pruh-jekt ]

/ noun ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt, -ɪkt; verb prəˈdʒɛkt /

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noun

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

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

a specific task of investigation, especially in scholarship.

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

Often projects. housing project.

verb (used with object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/

to propose, contemplate, or plan.

to throw, cast, or impel forward or onward.

to set forth or calculate (some future thing): They projected the building costs for the next five years.

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

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

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.

to cause to jut out or protrude.

Geometry.

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

to present (an idea, program, etc.) for consideration or action: They made every effort to project the notion of world peace.

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.

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

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

verb (used without object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/

to extend or protrude beyond something else.

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

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

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

Origin of project

1350–1400; (noun) Middle English project(e) design, plan < Medieval Latin prōjectum, Latin: projecting part, noun use of neuter of Latin prōjectus, past participle of prōicere to throw forward, extend, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw; (v.) late Middle English project(e) (past participle) extended, projected < Latin prōjectus

SYNONYMS FOR project

1 proposal.

6 contrive, scheme, plot, devise.

8 predict.

18 bulge, obtrude, overhang.

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synonym study for project

1. See plan.

OTHER WORDS FROM project

pro·ject·a·ble, adjective pro·ject·ing·ly, adverb coun·ter·proj·ect, noun non·pro·ject·ing, adjective

re·pro·ject, verb sub·proj·ect, noun un·pro·ject·ed, adjective un·pro·ject·ing, adjective

Words nearby project

prohibitionist, prohibitive, prohibitory, prohormone, proinsulin, project, project note, projected window, projectile, projectile vomiting, projection

Example sentences from the Web for projecting

So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.

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Projecting her voice over the noise of the traffic, she said, “I stand by that call today.”

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While the substance of their views may not always differ much, the form does—and form matters tremendously when projecting power.

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After a “honeymoon” period of projecting positive things onto our partners, we begin projecting negative things onto them instead.

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For us it was very tough, projecting, coming up with a security plan.

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A heavy log, planed to a smooth top surface and resting on two projecting stone brackets, is frequently used with good effect.

Making a Fireplace |Henry H. Saylor
It is a very pulpit, and that projecting slab is the sounding-board.

Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) |John Wilson
Mechanically his hand again thrust the pick under the projecting rock.

Peasant Tales of Russia |V.I. Nemirovitch-Dantchenko
There was a projecting boss of rude, half-obliterated carving on the door.

The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3) |Margaret Oliphant
But her side face, which a bonnet might now have allowed me to see, was hidden by the heavy, projecting edge of the hood.

The Woman in White |Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for projecting

project

noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt)

a proposal, scheme, or design

a task requiring considerable or concerted effort, such as one by students
the subject of such a task

US short for housing project

verb (prəˈdʒɛkt)

(tr) to propose or plan

(tr) to predict; estimate; extrapolate we can project future needs on the basis of the current birth rate

(tr) to throw or cast forwards

to jut or cause to jut out

(tr) to send forth or transport in the imagination to project oneself into the future

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

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

psychol

(intr) (esp of a child) to believe that others share one's subjective mental life
to impute to others (one's hidden desires and impulses), esp as a means of defending oneselfCompare introject

(tr) geometry to draw a projection of

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

Word Origin for project

C14: from Latin prōicere to throw down, from pro- 1 + iacere to throw

Medical definitions for projecting

project

[ prŏj′kt′, -ĭkt ]

n.

A plan or proposal; a scheme.

An undertaking requiring concerted effort.

v.

To extend forward or out; jut out.

To cause an image to appear on a surface.

In psychology, to externalize and attribute something, such as an emotion, to someone or something else.

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project

noun

verb (used with object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/

verb (used without object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/

Origin of project

SYNONYMS FOR project

synonym study for project

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British Dictionary definitions for projecting

noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt)

verb (prəˈdʒɛkt)

Word Origin for project

Medical definitions for projecting

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

project

noun

verb (used with object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/

verb (used without object) pro·ject [pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/

Origin of project

SYNONYMS FOR project

synonym study for project

OTHER WORDS FROM project

Words nearby project

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noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt)

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