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Definitions for Project

[1] something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
[2] a large or major undertaking, especially one involving considerable money, personnel, and equipment.
[3] a specific task of investigation, especially in scholarship.
[4] Education . a supplementary, long-term educational assignment necessitating personal initiative, undertaken by an individual student or a group of students.
[5] Often projects. housing project.
[6] to propose, contemplate, or plan.
[7] to throw, cast, or impel forward or onward.
[8] to set forth or calculate (some future thing): They projected the building costs for the next five years.
[9] to throw or cause to fall upon a surface or into space, as a ray of light or a shadow.
[10] to cause (a figure or image) to appear, as on a background.
[11] to regard (something within the mind, as a feeling, thought, or attitude) as having some form of reality outside the mind: He projected a thrilling picture of the party's future.
[12] to cause to jut out or protrude.
[13] Geometry . to throw forward an image of (a figure or the like) by straight lines or rays, either parallel, converging, or diverging, that pass through all its points and reproduce it on another surface or figure. to transform the points (of one figure) into those of another by a correspondence between points.
[14] to present (an idea, program, etc.) for consideration or action: They made every effort to project the notion of world peace.
[15] to use (one's voice, gestures, etc.) forcefully enough to be perceived at a distance, as by all members of the audience in a theater.
[16] to communicate clearly and forcefully (one's thoughts, personality, role, etc.) to an audience, as in a theatrical performance; produce a compelling image of.
[17] to cause (the voice) to appear to come from a source other than oneself, as in ventriloquism; throw.
[18] to extend or protrude beyond something else.
[19] to use one's voice forcefully enough to be heard at a distance, as in a theater.
[20] to produce a clear impression of one's thoughts, personality, role, etc., in an audience; communicate clearly and forcefully.
[21] Psychology . to ascribe one's own feelings, thoughts, or attitudes to others.
[22] a proposal, scheme, or design
[23] a task requiring considerable or concerted effort, such as one by students the subject of such a task
[24] US short for housing project
[25] (tr) to propose or plan
[26] (tr) to predict; estimate; extrapolate we can project future needs on the basis of the current birth rate
[27] (tr) to throw or cast forwards
[28] to jut or cause to jut out
[29] (tr) to send forth or transport in the imagination to project oneself into the future
[30] (tr) to cause (an image) to appear on a surface
[31] to cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly at a distance
[32] psychol (intr) (esp of a child) to believe that others share one's subjective mental life to impute to others (one's hidden desires and impulses), esp as a means of defending oneself Compare introject
[33] (tr) geometry to draw a projection of
[34] (intr) to communicate effectively, esp to a large gathering

Words related to Project

task, deal, business, enterprise, strategy, job, program, design, plan, venture, activity, proposal, scheme, calculate, predict, propose, forecast, see, estimate, envisage

Words nearby Project

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Origin of Project

1350–1400; (noun) Middle English project(e ) design, plan < Medieval Latin prōjectum, Latin: projecting part, noun use of neuter of Latin prōjectus, past participle of prōicere to throw forward, extend, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw; (v.) late Middle English project(e ) (past participle) extended, projected < Latin prōjectus

Other words from Project

pro·ject·a·ble , adjective
pro·ject·ing·ly , adverb
coun·ter·proj·ect , noun
non·pro·ject·ing , adjective
re·pro·ject , verb
sub·proj·ect , noun
un·pro·ject·ed , adjective
un·pro·ject·ing , adjective

Word origin for Project

C14: from Latin prōicere to throw down, from pro- 1 + iacere to throw

Synonyms for Project

activity, business, deal, design, enterprise, job, plan, program, proposal, scheme, strategy, task, venture, adventure, affair, aim, assignment, baby, blueprint, concern, exploit, feat, intention, matter, occupation, outline, pet, proposition, setup, thing, game plan