project onto

phrasal verb

projected onto; projecting onto; projects onto

: to believe or imagine that (one's ideas, feelings, etc.) are shared by (another person)

She projected her fears onto him.

Examples of project onto in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time Van Maanen 2 was found, such spectra were recorded in a similar fashion as images; the light from the telescope was projected onto a glass plate and sprayed with photographically sensitive chemicals. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025

All of Earth’s sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the moon, according to NASA. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

There’s patio seating for warmer evenings and cozy inside nooks with groupings of velvet couches and vintage black and white movies projected onto the wall. —Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025

And perhaps the most noticeable change: BMW eliminated the traditional gauge cluster in the dash in favor of a customizable digital version projected onto the windshield. —Abigail Bassett, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025