Definitions for project
ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt, -ɪkt or, esp. Brit., ˈproʊ dʒɛkt; prəˈdʒɛktproject

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. undertaking, project, task, labornoun

   any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

   "he prepared for great undertakings"

2. project, projectionverb

   a planned undertaking

3. projectverb

   communicate vividly

   "He projected his feelings"

4. stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, projectverb

   extend out or project in space

   "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

5. projectverb

   transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

6. projectverb

   project on a screen

   "The images are projected onto the screen"

7. projectverb

   cause to be heard

   "His voice projects well"

8. projectverb

   draw a projection of

9. plan, project, contrive, designverb

   make or work out a plan for; devise

   "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

10. project, proposeverb

    present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

    "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"

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

    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

    "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

12. project, cast, contrive, throwverb

    put or send forth

    "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

13. project, send offverb

    throw, send, or cast forward

    "project a missile"

14. project, externalize, externaliseverb

    regard as objective

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. projectnoun

   A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

2. projectnoun

   An urban low-income housing building.

3. projectnoun

   A projectile.

4. projectnoun

   A projection.

5. projectverb

   To extend beyond a surface.

6. projectverb

   To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface.

7. projectverb

   To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.

8. projectverb

   To make plans for; to forecast.

   The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.

9. projectverb

   To present (oneself), to convey a certian impression, usually in a good way.

10. projectverb

    To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.

11. Etymology: Noun from proiectum, from proiectus, perfect passive participle of proicio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Projectnoun

   Scheme; design; contrivance.

   Etymology: projèt, Fr. from the verb.

   It is a discovering the longitude, and deserves a much higher name than that of a project. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   In the various projects of happiness, devised by human reason, there still appeared inconsistencies not to be reconciled. John Rogers, Sermons.

2. To PROJECTverb

   Etymology: projicio, projectus, Lat.

   1. To throw out; to cast forward.

   Th’ ascending villas
   Project long shadows o’er the crystal tide. Alexander Pope.

   2. To exhibit a form, as of the image thrown on a mirrour.

   Diffusive of themselves where e’er they pass,
   They make that warmth in others they expect;
   Their valour works like bodies on a glass,
   And does its image on their men project. Dryden.

   If we had a plan of the naked lines of longitude and latitude, projected on the meridian, a learner might much more speedily advance himself in the knowledge of geography. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   3. [ Projetter, Fr.]To scheme; to form in the mind; to contrive.

   It ceases to be counsel, to compel men to assent to whatever tumultuary patrons shall project. Charles I .

   What sit we then projecting peace and war? John Milton.

   What desire, by which nature projects its own pleasure or preservation, can be gratified by another man’s personal pursuit of his own vice? Robert South, Sermons.

3. To Projectverb

   To jut out; to shoot forward; to shoot beyond something next it.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Project

   A project is any undertaking, carried out individually or collaboratively and possibly involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular goal.An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations".A project may be a temporary (rather than a permanent) social system (work system), possibly staffed by teams (within or across organizations) to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints.A project may form a part of wider programme management or function as an ad hoc system.Open-source software "projects" or artists' musical "projects" (for example) may lack defined team-membership, precise planning and/or time-limited durations.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. project

   A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. This endeavor is carefully planned and designed to achieve a specific aim, often within a set timeframe and budget. The project involves a series of tasks and activities that require resources and coordination. It usually involves multiple stakeholders and is distinct from routine operations or regular work. Once the aim or goal of the project is achieved, the project is typically considered to be completed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Projectnoun

   the place from which a thing projects, or starts forth

2. Projectnoun

   that which is projected or designed; something intended or devised; a scheme; a design; a plan

3. Projectnoun

   an idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given to projects

4. Projectverb

   to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth

5. Projectverb

   to cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan

6. Projectverb

   to draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to project a line or point upon a plane. See Projection, 4

7. Projectverb

   to shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches project from the tree

8. Projectverb

   to form a project; to scheme

9. Etymology: [Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.]

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1. Project

   A project in business and science is typically defined as a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Projects can be further defined as temporary rather than permanent social systems that are constituted by teams within or across organizations to accomplish particular tasks under time constraints.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Project

   prōj′ekt, n. a plan: a scheme: contrivance. [O. Fr. project (Fr. projet)—L. projectum—pro, before, jacĕre, to throw.]

2. Project

   prō-jekt′, v.t. to throw out or forward: to cast forward in the mind: to contrive or devise: to exhibit (as in a mirror): to draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure: to exhibit in relief.—v.i. to shoot forward: to jut out: to be prominent.—adj. Projec′tile, projecting or throwing forward: impelling or impelled forward: that can be thrust forward.—n. a body projected by force, esp. through the air: a cannon or rifle ball.—adj. Projec′ting.—n. Projec′tion, the act of projecting: that which juts out: a plan or design: a delineation: a representation of any object on a plane, esp. (geom.) the earth's surface: (alch.) the act of throwing anything into a crucible, hence the act or result of transmutation of metals: the crisis of any process, esp. a culinary process.—adj. Projec′tive, produced by projection: (geom.) capable, as two plane figures, of being derived from one another by a number of projections and sections.—ns. Projectiv′ity; Project′ment (rare), design; Projec′tor, one who projects or forms schemes: a parabolic mirror: a camera for throwing an image on a screen; Projec′ture, a jutting out beyond the main line or surface.—Mercator's projection, a map of the world with meridian lines which are straight and parallel, and with parallels of latitude at distances from each other, increasing towards the poles, invented by the Flemish cosmographer, Mercator, in 1550.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. project

   A future amount, quantity or number.

   They did project they can hire the marquee for their wedding on the farm.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 18, 2020  

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   project

   A perfect, accurate, easy, simple, structured, specific and detailed plan.

   The project was mapped before the date and well thought through so was easily achieved.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

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   project

   To intend or plan to do

   They do project forward an efficient and effective delivery date for the goods and services.

   
   

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1. project

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Matched Categories

1. • Attribute
   • Cause To Be Perceived
   • Communicate
   • Create By Mental Act
   • Draw
   • Imagine
   • Propel
   • Psychology
   • Send
   • Show
   • Transfer
   • Work

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'project' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #684

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'project' in Written Corpus Frequency: #938

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'project' in Nouns Frequency: #190

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'project' in Verbs Frequency: #930

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of project in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of project in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of project in a Sentence

1. Robert M. Pirsig:

   You look at where you're going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you've been and a pattern seems to emerge. And if you project forward from that pattern, then sometimes you can come up with something.

2. Adam Smith:

   To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers.

3. Anonymous:

   God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less ambitious project.

4. Takako Ito:

   We are aware that the project mentioned was temporarily halted due to the protests by local residents, but we also understand that the project company responded to them properly and the project is being continued with appropriate monitoring in line with JBIC guidelines.

5. Chief Executive Sam Walsh:

   I met with the new prime minister... and we talked about that (proposal), quite frankly we'd rather put our focus and our dollars into the project. That's for others to look at, taking equity in the project, we're happy with our 50.1 percent of the project.

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