project
Entry from World dictionary
noun
Pronunciation:/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/
- 1 an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim:a research project a project to build a new power station
- a piece of research work undertaken by a school or college student:a history project
- a proposed or planned undertaking:the novel undermines its own stated project of telling a story
- 2 (also housing project)North American a government-subsidized housing development with relatively low rents:her family still lives in the projects
verb
Pronunciation:/prəˈdʒɛkt/
[with object] - 1 estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends:spending was projected at £72,900 million
- (often as adjective projected) plan (a scheme or undertaking):a projected exhibition of contemporary art
- 2 [no object] extend outwards beyond something else; protrude:I noticed a slip of paper projecting from the book (as adjective projecting) a projecting bay window
- 3 [with object and adverbial of direction] throw or cause to move forward or outward:seeds are projected from the tree
- cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface:the one light projected shadows on the wall
- cause (a sound) to be heard at a distance:being audible depends on your ability to project your voice
- imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time:people may be projecting the present into the past
- 4 present or promote (a particular view or image):he strives to project an image of youth
- present (someone or something) in a particular way:she liked to project herself more as a friend than a doctor
- display (an emotion or quality) in one's behaviour:everyone would be amazed that a young girl could project such depths of emotion
- (project something on to) attribute or transfer an emotion or desire to (another person), especially unconsciously:men may sometimes project their own fears on to women
- 5 Geometrydraw straight lines through (a given figure ) to produce a corresponding figure on a surface or a line
- 6 make a projection of (the earth, sky, etc.) on a plane surface
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘preliminary design, tabulated statement’): from Latin projectum 'something prominent', neuter past participle of proicere 'throw forth', from pro- 'forth' + jacere 'to throw'. Early senses of the verb were ‘plan’ and ‘cause to move forward’
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