something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme: I have several little projects around the house that I’d like to tackle in my time off.
a large or major undertaking, especially one involving considerable money, personnel, and equipment: The city is undertaking several public works projects to modernize and upgrade infrastructure.
a specific task of investigation, especially in scholarship: Federal funding supports some cancer-related projects while other research is sustained by private grants.
Education. a supplementary, long-term educational assignment necessitating personal initiative, undertaken by an individual student or a group of students: For my literature class project, I wrote an original rock opera and performed one song from it.
the projects,Informal. a housing project, typically one constructed as a development of high-rise towers with apartments for low-income residents, especially in the second half of the 20th century: Back in those days, the projects were no place to raise a family.
verb (used with object)pro·ject[pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/
to propose, contemplate, or plan.
to throw, cast, or impel forward or onward.
to set forth or calculate (some future thing): They projected the building costs for the next five years.
to throw or cause to fall upon a surface or into space, as a ray of light or a shadow.
to cause (a figure or image) to appear, as on a background.
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.
to cause to jut out or protrude.
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.
to present (an idea, program, etc.) for consideration or action: They made every effort to project the notion of world peace.
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.
to communicate clearly and forcefully (one's thoughts, personality, role, etc.) to an audience, as in a theatrical performance; produce a compelling image of.
to cause (the voice) to appear to come from a source other than oneself, as in ventriloquism; throw.
verb (used without object)pro·ject[pruh-jekt] /prəˈdʒɛkt/
to extend or protrude beyond something else.
to use one's voice forcefully enough to be heard at a distance, as in a theater.
to produce a clear impression of one's thoughts, personality, role, etc., in an audience; communicate clearly and forcefully.
Psychology. to ascribe one's own feelings, thoughts, or attitudes to others.
Origin of project
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noun project(e) “design, plan,” from 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”
Interviews were conducted in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina as part of a joint project by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Cook Political Report.
Election live updates: Trump returns to Wisconsin; Biden to face live audience at town hall|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
The project took data on the soil and slopes across California and then included wildfire risk and climate projections, and used that to show which roadways were vulnerable to post-fire debris flows.
California wildfires may give way to massive mudslides|Ula Chrobak|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
Launching a project to grow more palm oil on less land was the easy part, he knew.
The Environmental Headache in Your Shampoo - Issue 90: Something Green|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|September 16, 2020|Nautilus
We urge more investors to invest capital into high-impact projects where everyone succeeds as a result.
Opportunity Zones haven’t fully reached their potential, but don’t write them off yet|jakemeth|September 16, 2020|Fortune
That project began in 2018 with Kerri Evelyn Harris's campaign, and the vote patterns today will reveal whether the left can make more gains with suburbanites.
The Trailer: The First State goes last|David Weigel|September 15, 2020|Washington Post
I started just writing these songs, at first it felt like a project or something.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Opechatesgays.com is one project of a much larger organization, EthicalOil.org—and here is where things get really interesting.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline|Jay Michaelson|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The recent earthquakes make this project urgent,” Franceschini told reporters.
Florence Preps ‘David’ for the Big One|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The project tries to help young Turkish women raised in orphanages to start their own businesses.
The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman|Christina Asquith|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Pakistan has a long history of using non-state actors to project power beyond its borders.
Pakistan’s Dance With Terrorists Just Backfired and Killed 132 Children|Chris Allbritton|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have not left him an excuse; and then it is that I display all my courtesy, in order to attain the happy issue of my project.
Louise de la Valliere|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
The project was opposed by the one person with a pertinacity that Julian was sure could mean only one thing.
The Messenger|Elizabeth Robins
He knew very well that a man of strong character would never have entertained this project.
New Grub Street|George Gissing
I'm leaving the project immediately to set up a new team with Chavez, for the investigation of this phenomena.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine
Generally speaking, coping should project on each side of the wall about two inches.
Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson
British Dictionary definitions for project
project
noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt)
a proposal, scheme, or design
a task requiring considerable or concerted effort, such as one by students
the subject of such a task
US short for housing project
verb (prəˈdʒɛkt)
(tr)to propose or plan
(tr)to predict; estimate; extrapolatewe can project future needs on the basis of the current birth rate
(tr)to throw or cast forwards
to jut or cause to jut out
(tr)to send forth or transport in the imaginationto project oneself into the future
(tr)to cause (an image) to appear on a surface
to cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly at a distance
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 oneselfCompare introject
(tr)geometryto draw a projection of
(intr)to communicate effectively, esp to a large gathering
Word Origin for project
C14: from Latin prōicere to throw down, from pro-1 + iacere to throw