[ US /ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt, pɹəˈdʒɛkt/ ]
VERB
  1. regard as objective
  2. cause to be heard
    His voice projects well
  3. make or work out a plan for; devise
    They contrived to murder their boss
    design a new sales strategy
    plan an attack
  4. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
  5. throw, send, or cast forward
    project a missile
  6. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
    The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer
    She proposed a new theory of relativity
    He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism
  7. project on a screen
    The images are projected onto the screen
  8. put or send forth
    She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
    cast a spell
    cast a warm light
    The setting sun threw long shadows
  9. draw a projection of
  10. 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
  11. extend out or project in space
    A single rock sticks out from the cliff
    His sharp nose jutted out
  12. communicate vividly
    He projected his feelings
NOUN
  1. a planned undertaking
  2. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    he prepared for great undertakings
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How To Use project In A Sentence

  • Note that you'll be able to find the demonstration projects themselves as open-source projects on the companion site to the column (see Resources).
  • He made a very positive contribution to the overall success of the project.
  • She is also part of a large group of oceanographers and taphonomists of the SSETI project (Shelf / Slope Taphonomic Initiative) examining carbonate preservation and destruction across the shelf and slope regions in Gulf of Mexico and Bahamas using submersibles.
  • I have been very busy lately and the ongoing project will take up about a few more weeks.
  • You could get the go-ahead for a project that means a lot to you. The Sun
  • * Got my project 5.9, with a lot of thrash and inelegance. She's got to go away...
  • One of our current projects is to convert a couple of bungalows in south London into a five-bedroom detached property. Times, Sunday Times
  • The exchange continued for a little over a year, until both men became absorbed in other projects, but while it lasted, Mr. Neumeyer says, "we were both sparked into spurts of vivifying and shared creativity. Gorey's Flights of Fancy
  • At 48, he is learning to tame his creative spirit and take on just a couple of projects at a time.
  • It is not just a projection of human motives on to a neutral universe.
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