project
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noun \ˈprä-ˌjekt, -jikt also ˈprō-\Definition of PROJECT
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: a specific plan or design : scheme
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obsolete : idea
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: a planned undertaking: as a : a definitely formulated piece of research b : a large usually government-supported undertaking c : a task or problem engaged in usually by a group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies
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: a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan
See Examples of PROJECT
- <an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront>
Origin of PROJECT
Middle English projecte, from Medieval Latin projectum, from Latin, neuter of projectus, past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw — more at jet
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to PROJECT
- Synonyms
- arrangement, blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, master plan, program, plan, road map, scheme, strategy, system
See Synonym Discussion at plan
Rhymes with PROJECT
abject, advect, affect, aspect, bisect, cathect, collect, confect, connect, convect, correct, cowl-necked, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, Dordrecht, effect, eject, elect, erect, ewe-necked, expect, goosenecked, infect, inflect, inject, insect, inspect, neglect, object, pandect, porrect, prefect, prelect, prospect, protect, refect, reflect, reject, resect, respect, ring-necked, roll-necked, select, stiff-necked, subject, suspect, traject, transect, trisect, Utrecht, V-necked
2pro·ject
verb \prə-ˈjekt\Definition of PROJECT
transitive verb
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a : to devise in the mind : design b : to plan, figure, or estimate for the future
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: to throw or cast forward : thrust
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: to put or set forth : present for consideration
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: to cause to jut out
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: to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface
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: to reproduce (as a point, line, or area) on a surface by motion in a prescribed direction
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: to display outwardly especially to an audience
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: to attribute (one's own ideas, feelings, or characteristics) to other people or to objects <a nation is an entity on which one can project many of the worst of one's instincts — Times Literary Supplement>
intransitive verb
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: to jut out : protrude
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a : to come across vividly : give an impression b : to make oneself heard clearly
— pro·ject·able \-ˈjek-tə-bəl\ adjective
Examples of PROJECT
- He projected next year's costs as being slightly higher than this year's.
- It's difficult to project funding needs so far into the future.
- an athlete who projects a positive image to young people
- We need an actor who projects a tough-guy image.
Origin of PROJECT
Anglo-French projecter, from Latin projectus, past participle
First Known Use: 15th century
pro·ject
transitive verb \prə-ˈjekt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PROJECT
: to attribute or assign (something in one's own mind or a personal characteristic) to a person, group, or object <the patient projected hostility onto the therapist>
intransitive verb
: to connect by sending nerve fibers or processes <cells of the lateral geniculate body project to the back part of the cerebral cortex>
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