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project

pro·ject

UK/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ US/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt/ common us

noun

1.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

  • “he prepared for great undertakings”

verb

1.

communicate vividly

  • “He projected his feelings”
2.

extend out or project in space

  • “His sharp nose jutted out”
  • “A single rock sticks out from the cliff”
3.

transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

4.

project on a screen

  • “The images are projected onto the screen”
5.

cause to be heard

  • “His voice projects well”
6.
7.

make or work out a plan for; devise

  • “They contrived to murder their boss”
  • “design a new sales strategy”
  • “plan an attack”
8.
9.

imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind

  • “I can”
  • “;”
  • “;”
10.

put or send forth

  • “She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”
  • “The setting sun threw long shadows”
  • “cast a spell”
  • “cast a warm light”
11.

throw, send, or cast forward

  • “project a missile”
Synonyms

Origin

From Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”). Compare typologically Russian прики́дывать (prikídyvatʹ), прики́дка (prikídka) (akin to кида́ть (kidátʹ)); набро́сок (nabrósok) (akin to броса́ть (brosátʹ)).

Phrases

  • capstone project
  • collaborative project management
  • European project
  • final year project
  • ghost project
  • housing project
  • new country project
  • new nation project

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