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| proj·ect [ pró jèkt ] |
noun (plural pro·jects) |
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1. task or planned program of work: a task or planned program of work that requires a large amount of time, effort, and planning to complete
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often used before a noun
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  a project to develop a faster delivery service
project management
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2. unit of work: an organized unit of work
a class project
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3. public work: an extensive organized public undertaking
a construction project
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4. public administration
Same as housing project
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often used in the plural
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verb (past and past participle pro·ject·ed, present participle pro·ject·ing, 3rd person present singular pro·jects) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb stick out: to jut out beyond or farther than something, or make something jut out beyond or farther than something
The balcony projected several feet.
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2. transitive verb estimate something: to estimate something by extrapolating data
project a 3 percent growth rate
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3. transitive verb direct image onto surface: to make an image appear on a surface
projected the photograph onto the screen
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4. transitive verb communicate something: to communicate something effectively
projects himself as a confident speaker
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5. transitive and intransitive verb make voice audible: to make the voice heard clearly and at a distance, or be effective in making the voice heard
projecting her voice to the back of the auditorium
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6. transitive verb propose plan: to propose a plan of action
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often passive
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projects an extended tour next year
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7. transitive verb imagine something: to use the imagination to see or remember something
She projected herself back into the past.
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8. transitive verb psychology believe others share feeling: to make a thought or feeling seem to have an external and objective reality, especially to ascribe a disturbing personal thought or feeling to others
He had projected his fear of heights onto her.
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9. transitive verb mathematics draw projection of figure: to transform a geometric figure into another by drawing straight lines through every point of the figure to another plane
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| [14th century. < Latin projectum "something thrown forward" < proicere "throw forward" < jacere "to throw"] |
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