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proj·ect | \ ˈprä-ˌjekt 
, -jikt also ˈprō- \
, -jikt also ˈprō- \Definition of project
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a specific plan or design : scheme
3 : a planned undertaking: such 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
4 : a usually public housing development consisting of houses or apartments built and arranged according to a single plan
project
verbpro·ject | \ prə-ˈjekt \
\projected; projecting; projects
Definition of project (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : to devise in the mind : design
b : 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)
1 : to jut out : protrude
2a : to come across vividly : give an impression
b : to make oneself heard clearly
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Other Words from project
Verb
projectable \ prə-ˈjek-tə-bəl \ adjective
\ adjectiveSynonyms for project
Synonyms: Noun
- arrangement,
- blueprint,
- design,
- game,
- game plan,
- ground plan,
- master plan,
- plan,
- program,
- road map,
- scheme,
- strategy,
- system
Synonyms: Verb
- bag,
- balloon,
- beetle,
- belly,
- billow,
- bulge,
- bunch,
- jut,
- overhang,
- poke,
- pooch
- [chiefly dialect],
- pouch,
- pout,
- protrude,
- stand out,
- start,
- stick out,
- swell
Examples of project in a Sentence
Noun
an ambitious project to develop the city's waterfront Verb
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.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun But just two weeks before the film's premiere at the high-profile Park City, Utah, event, executive producer Oprah Winfrey bowed out of the project, citing inconsistencies in the story of one of Simmons' accusers, ex-Def Jam executive Drew Dixon.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, "He's 'a monster': 'On the Record' gives first-hand accounts of Russell Simmons rape claims," 27 May 2020 Eight of the projects are eligible for reimbursement through Maricopa Association of Government’s Proposition 400 sales tax for transportation.
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Alison Steinbach, azcentral, "Mesa voters likely to see $100M transportation bond request in November," 27 May 2020 Neither GrayStreet nor WeWork responded to a request for comment on the status of the project.
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Diego Mendoza-moyers, ExpressNews.com, "Geekdom, other co-working spaces reopening," 27 May 2020 That strategy should free up funds for the agency to spend on other projects—deep-space exploration and transformative science missions—which presently remain out of reach for private enterprise.
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Irene Klotz, Scientific American, "Back in Business: NASA Is Set to Return to Human Spaceflight with Historic SpaceX Launch," 27 May 2020 One challenge has been trying to evaluate how candidates collaborate on assessment day group projects via video calls, because the dynamics of taking initiative and interrupting are different from in-person interactions, Mr. Schalkwijk said.
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Jared Council, WSJ, "Companies Tap Digital Tools to Hire Grads, Host Interns," 26 May 2020 Of the residents attending, two spoke in favor of the project, five spoke against.
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John Carlisle, Freep.com, "Detroit neighborhood group sees gentrification as the enemy," 24 May 2020 But in the 1920s, Henry Ford purchased it, part of a project to expand his auto plant into the suburbs by converting grist and saw mills.
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Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan's dam safety unit: 2 staff for entire state, a supervisor, and $397K," 24 May 2020 He was later asked to lead the start-up of the project.
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Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, "These are the workers helping GM to build ventilators," 18 May 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Even before the pandemic, analysts project a softening in the home improvements sector for the second half of the year and into early 2021.
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Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, "What a surge in decks, paint sales in the middle of pandemic says about economic recovery," 28 May 2020 Nonetheless, earlier this month, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) projected that electric vehicle sales would fall 18 percent globally in 2020.
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Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, "Tesla Cuts Prices on Three Models, Some by as Much as $5000," 27 May 2020 Reservation service OpenTable recently projected that a quarter of US restaurants won’t survive the pandemic.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Dozens of TGI Friday’s to close permanently, CEO says," 26 May 2020 The government projected that the vaccine, if successful, could deliver 30 million doses by September.
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Fox News, "UK researchers warn of only '50 percent' success for COVID vaccine trial," 25 May 2020 Birmingham projects a 20 percent reduction in revenue, which equates to approximately $18 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, according to city spokesman Rick Journey.
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William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, "Cities, counties struggling with loss of revenue, need for services," 24 May 2020 Several forecasters project the average cost of a kilowatt-hour of lithium-ion battery capacity to fall below $100 by the mid-2020s.
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Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "The story of cheaper batteries, from smartphones to Teslas," 22 May 2020 The data and consulting firm Tourism Economics projects that U.S. travelers will spend $4.2 billion this Memorial Day, compared with $12.3 billion spent over the weekend last year.
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Anchorage Daily News, "As Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, virus rebound feared," 22 May 2020 The Columbia University study, released Wednesday, projected there could have been almost 54,000 fewer coronavirus deaths if the measures were taken at the start of March.
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Christopher Brito, CBS News, "Almost 36,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths could have been avoided if social distancing began a week earlier, study finds," 21 May 2020
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More Definitions for project
project
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of project
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
: a task or problem in school that requires careful work over a long period of time
project
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of project (Entry 2 of 2)
: to plan, calculate, or estimate (something) for a time in the future
: to cause (light, a picture, a movie, etc.) to appear on a surface
: to have or show (a particular quality, image, etc., that can be seen by other people)
See the full definition for project in the English Language Learners Dictionary
project
nounproj·ect | \ ˈprä-ˌjekt , -jikt \
, -jikt \Kids Definition of project
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
project
verbpro·ject | \ prə-ˈjekt \
\projected; projecting
Kids Definition of project (Entry 2 of 2)
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
project
transitive verbpro·ject | \ prə-ˈjekt \
\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
: 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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