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Definition of project
1 : a specific plan or design : scheme
2 obsolete : idea
3 : a planned undertaking: such asa : a definitely formulated piece of researchb : a large usually government-supported undertakingc : a task or problem engaged in usually by a group of students to supplement and apply classroom studies
4 : a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan
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Examples of project in a Sentence
an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront
Recent Examples of project from the Web
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What's Kentucky's most worthy road project?: Widening stretch of Gene Snyder That’s when his wallet turned inside out.
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Enjoy the exhibits and hands-on art projects from 4 to 8 p.m. at the NSU Art Museum, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd.
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For seven of his years as a Rotarian Gorman was the Sunrise club’s international service director, responsible for its several international projects each year.
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The renovation project, paid for by hundreds of millions of tax dollars, remains a work in progress.
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And as Trump’s first major project, the Grand Hyatt, was set to open, he was already involved in multiple controversies.
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While some of these efforts are a long way off, one project, a commuter train, is close to fruition.
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But a survey of senior tech projects in San Diego County and elsewhere shows that progress is being made on many fronts.
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Only a handful of artists who apply by 4 p.m. on July 25 will be selected to paint 13 utility boxes as part of the Beyond the Box mural project, now in its fourth year.
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Origin and Etymology 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
Synonym Discussion of project
Definition of project
transitive verb
1a : to devise in the mind : designb : to plan, figure, or estimate for the future
2 : to throw or cast forward : thrust
3 : to put or set forth : present for consideration
4 : to cause to jut out
5 : to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface
6 : to reproduce (something, such as a point, line, or area) on a surface by motion in a prescribed direction
7 : to display outwardly especially to an audience
8 : 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 — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
intransitive verb
Examples of project in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of project from the Web
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Metro Louisville planners now project thousands of new residents in the area east of Floyds Fork by 2040, a 50 percent to 65 percent increase.
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The American Automobile Association projects a record 37.5 million people will drive 50 miles or more from home during the holiday period that stretches from June 30 to July 4.
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But this online market is projected to grow 15-times faster than the rest of the restaurant business through the end of the decade.
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Maye is projected to play guard or center on the next level.
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Short, bald, tan, and surprisingly muscular, the 75-year-old anesthesiologist projects the life force of a man half his age.
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He had been projected to be an early round pick in Major League Baseball’s draft, which ended Wednesday without him being selected.
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Earlier this year, analysts and traders had projected cutbacks from global exporters would clean up a supply glut and raise prices.
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The 25-year-old outfielder and projected leadoff hitter for the RailCats has experienced a handful of bouts of vertigo during the last three years, including one that has cost him all but two games this season.
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Origin and Etymology of project
Anglo-French projecter, from Latin projectus, past participle
PROJECT Defined for English Language Learners
project
playDefinition of project for English Language Learners
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: a planned piece of work that has a specific purpose (such as to find information or to make something new) and that usually requires a lot of time
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: a task or problem in school that requires careful work over a long period of time
project
playDefinition of project for English Language Learners
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: to plan, calculate, or estimate (something) for a time in the future
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: to cause (light, a picture, a movie, etc.) to appear on a surface
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: to have or show (a particular quality, image, etc., that can be seen by other people)
PROJECT Defined for Kids
Definition of project for Students
1 : a plan or scheme to do something home improvement projects
2 : a task or problem in school that requires work over a period of time and is often displayed or presented a science project
3 : a group of houses or apartment buildings built according to a single plan
Definition of project for Students
projected
;projecting
1 : to stick out The rock projected above the ground.
2 : to cause to fall on a surface The machine projects motion pictures on a screen.
3 : to send or throw forward
Word Root of project
The Latin word jacere, meaning “to throw,” and its form jactus give us the root ject. Words from the Latin jacere have something to do with throwing. To reject is to throw back or away. To eject is to throw out. To inject is to throw one thing into another. To project is to throw forward onto a surface.
Medical Dictionary
project
playMedical 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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