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Noun from Latin prōiectum (“‘projection’”), from prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“‘throw forth, extend; expel’”).
Noun
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Singular project |
Plural projects |
project (plural projects)
- A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
- (US) An urban low-income housing building.
- (obsolete) A projectile.
- (obsolete) A projection.
Verb
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Infinitive to project |
Third person singular projects |
Simple past projected |
Past participle projected |
Present participle projecting |
to project (third-person singular simple present projects, present participle projecting, simple past and past participle projected)
- (intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
- (transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface.
- (transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
- (transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.
- The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.
- (transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certian impression, usually in a good way.
- 1946, Dr. Ralph S. Banay, The Milwaukeee Journal, Is Modern Woman a Failure:
- It is difficult to gauge the exact point at which women stop trying to fool men and really begin to deceive themselves, but an objective analyst cannot escape the conclusion (1) that partly from a natural device inherent in the species, women deliberately project upon actual or potential suitors an impression of themselves that is not an accurate picture of their total nature, and (2) that few women ever are privileged to see themselves as they really are.
- 1946, Dr. Ralph S. Banay, The Milwaukeee Journal, Is Modern Woman a Failure:
Synonyms
- (extend beyond a surface): jut, jut out, protrude, stick out
- (cast image/shadow): cast, throw
- (extend outward): extend, jut, jut out
- (make plans for; forecast): forecast, foresee, foretell,
Translations
extend beyond a surface
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
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Noun
project n. (plural projecten, diminutive projectje, diminutive plural projectjes)
- project (planned endeavo(u)r)
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