project
project Lexical Profile
project Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim.
"The engineering team completed the bridge renovation project two weeks ahead of schedule."
A piece of research work or creative study undertaken by a school or college student over a period of time.
"For her biology project, she investigated how different wavelengths of light affect plant growth."
American A government-subsidized housing development with relatively low rents, typically consisting of multiple apartment buildings (usually used in the plural).
"He grew up in the public housing projects on the south side of the city before attending state university."
• verb
To estimate or forecast something on the basis of present trends or data.
"Economists project that renewable energy capacity will double over the next decade."
To extend outward beyond something else; to protrude.
"Several carved stone gargoyles project from the upper corners of the cathedral tower."
To cause light, a shadow, or an image to fall on a surface.
"The professor used a digital device to project the anatomical diagrams onto the lecture hall screen."
To present or promote a particular image or impression to others, or to direct one's voice so as to be heard clearly at a distance.
"Trained stage actors learn how to project their voices to the back row without straining their vocal cords."
To unconsciously attribute one's own emotions, desires, or traits to another person or group (in psychology).
"People who struggle with dishonesty sometimes project their own untrustworthiness onto their partners."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Project" is a classic English heteronym whose pronunciation shifts with its part of speech: as a noun, stress falls on the first syllable (PROJ-ekt), whereas as a verb, stress falls on the second syllable (pruh-JEKT).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French "porject" or directly from Latin "proiectum" ("something thrown forth"), the neuter past participle of "proicere," formed from "pro-" ("forward") and "iacere" ("to throw").