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Project meaning in English

Meaning of Project in English

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Project

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Noun

1. labor, project, task, undertaking

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

Example Sentences:
'he prepared for great undertakings'

2. project, projection

a planned undertaking

Verb

3. project

communicate vividly

Example Sentences:
'He projected his feelings'

4. jut, jut out, project, protrude, stick out

extend out or project in space

Example Sentences:
'His sharp nose jutted out'
'A single rock sticks out from the cliff'

5. project

transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

6. project

project on a screen

Example Sentences:
'The images are projected onto the screen'

7. project

cause to be heard

Example Sentences:
'His voice projects well'

8. project

draw a projection of

9. contrive, design, plan, project

make or work out a plan for; devise

Example Sentences:
'They contrived to murder their boss'
'design a new sales strategy'
'plan an attack'

10. project, propose

present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

Example Sentences:
'He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism'
'She proposed a new theory of relativity'

11. envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Example Sentences:
'I can't see him on horseback!'
'I can see what will happen'
'I can see a risk in this strategy'

12. cast, contrive, project, throw

put or send forth

Example Sentences:
'She threw the flashlight beam into the corner'
'The setting sun threw long shadows'
'cast a spell'
'cast a warm light'

13. project, send off

throw, send, or cast forward

Example Sentences:
'project a missile'

14. externalise, externalize, project

regard as objective

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Project

see synonyms of project
noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt )
1. 
a proposal, scheme, or design
2. 
a. 
a task requiring considerable or concerted effort, such as one by students
b. 
the subject of such a task
3. US short for housing project
verb (prəˈdʒɛkt )
4. (transitive)
to propose or plan
5. (transitive)
to predict; estimate; extrapolate
we can project future needs on the basis of the current birth rate
6. (transitive)
to throw or cast forwards
7. 
to jut or cause to jut out
8. (transitive)
to send forth or transport in the imagination
to project oneself into the future
9. (transitive)
to cause (an image) to appear on a surface
10. 
to cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly at a distance
11. psychology
a. (intransitive)
(esp of a child) to believe that others share one's subjective mental life
b. 
to impute to others (one's hidden desires and impulses), esp as a means of defending oneself
Compare introject
12. (transitive) geometry
to draw a projection of
13. (intransitive)
to communicate effectively, esp to a large gathering

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Project

see synonyms of project
noun
1. 
a proposal of something to be done; plan; scheme
2.  US
an organized undertaking
; specif.,
a. 
a special unit of work, research, etc., as in a school, a laboratory, etc.
b. 
an extensive public undertaking, as in conservation, construction, etc.
3.  US; [often pl.]
a complex of inexpensive apartments or houses, esp. one that is publicly owned or financed
: in full housing project
verb transitiveWord forms: proˈject
4. 
to propose (an act or plan of action)
5. 
to throw or hurl forward
6. 
a. 
to cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly and at a distance
b. 
to get (ideas, feelings, one's presence, etc.) across to others effectively
7. 
to send forth in one's thoughts or imagination
to project oneself into the future
8. 
to cause to jut out
9. 
to cause (a shadow, image, etc.) to fall or appear upon a surface
10. 
extrapolate
11.  Geometry
to transform the points of (a geometric figure) into the points of another figure, usually by means of lines of correspondence
12.  Psychology
to externalize (a thought or feeling) so that it appears to have objective reality
verb intransitive
13. 
to jut out; protrude
14. 
to be effective in the projection of one's voice, ideas, etc.

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Project

see synonyms of project
n.
1. An undertaking requiring concerted effort: a community cleanup project; a government-funded irrigation project.
2. An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.
3. A plan or proposal for accomplishing something. See Synonyms at plan.
4. also projects A housing project.
v. pro·ject (prə-jĕkt)pro·ject·ed, pro·ject·ing, pro·jects
v. tr.
1. To thrust outward or forward: project one's jaw in defiance.
2. To throw forward; hurl: project an arrow.
3. To send out into space; cast: project a light beam.
4. To cause (an image) to appear on a surface by the controlled direction of light: projected the slide onto a screen.
5. Mathematics To produce (a projection).
6. To direct (one's voice) so as to be heard clearly at a distance.
7. Psychology To attribute (one's own emotion or motive, for example) to someone else unconsciously in order to avoid anxiety or guilt.
8. To convey an impression of to an audience or to others: a posture that projects defeat.
9. To form a plan or intention for: project a new business enterprise.
10. To calculate, estimate, or predict (something in the future), based on present data or trends: projecting next year's expenses.
v. intr.
1. To extend forward or out; jut out: beams that project beyond the eaves. See Synonyms at bulge.
2. To direct one's voice so as to be heard clearly at a distance.

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