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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In the meantime, however, development of the third phase of The Banks project will remain in limbo.
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When the boat was retired and about to become scrap metal, a group of history lovers purchased the boat and have been working on various restoration and preservation projects since the 1980s.
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For information from the city of Vista about the project, click here.
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The idea behind the project, which began in 2010, is to take the focus off the wheelchair itself.
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DuVernay's new Netflix project on the Central Park Five is highly anticipated, as she is considered an preeminent artist who effectively communicates the nuance, pain, and beauty that is the black struggle.
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Both projects were decorated in really dramatic Diamond Baratta style — a mix of color, scale and furnishings designed to look casually thrown together.
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From Keystone in Nebraska to this pipeline, the use of eminent domain to take land for these projects always struck me as the most volatile—and the most unifying—issue on which to attack them.
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At first, the project was envisioned as an Affleckian hat-trick of sorts, with the Oscar-winner co-writing, helming, and starring in the film.
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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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Less than a month ago, oil was trading above $50 and experts were projecting prices of $60 to $70 later this year.
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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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As such, ESPN’s Chad Ford projects Anigbogu as the 20th overall pick in the draft while NBADraft.net slots the UCLA center as the 37th pick, which is the seventh pick of the second round.
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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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The latest monthly Global Port Tracker from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates LLC projects relatively healthy import volumes from May through July.
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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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