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 project

I started just writing these songs, at first it felt like a project or something.

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Opechatesgays.com is one project of a much larger organization, EthicalOil.org—and here is where things get really interesting.

How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline |Jay Michaelson |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“The recent earthquakes make this project urgent,” Franceschini told reporters.

Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The project tries to help young Turkish women raised in orphanages to start their own businesses.

The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman |Christina Asquith |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And Pakistan has a long history of using non-state actors to project power beyond its borders.

Pakistan’s Dance With Terrorists Just Backfired and Killed 132 Children |Chris Allbritton |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I have not left him an excuse; and then it is that I display all my courtesy, in order to attain the happy issue of my project.

Louise de la Valliere |Alexandre Dumas, Pere
The project was opposed by the one person with a pertinacity that Julian was sure could mean only one thing.

The Messenger |Elizabeth Robins
He knew very well that a man of strong character would never have entertained this project.

New Grub Street |George Gissing
I'm leaving the project immediately to set up a new team with Chavez, for the investigation of this phenomena.

The Electronic Mind Reader |John Blaine
Generally speaking, coping should project on each side of the wall about two inches.

Convenient Houses |Louis Henry Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for project

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 project

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 project

noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt)

verb (prəˈdʒɛkt)

Word Origin for project

Medical definitions for project

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v.

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)

verb (prəˈdʒɛkt)

Word Origin for project

Medical definitions for project

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