Project Definition
prŏjĕkt, -ĭkt
projected, projecting, projects
noun
projects
An organized undertaking.
Webster's New World
A proposal of something to be done; plan; scheme.
Webster's New World
An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.
American Heritage
A complex of inexpensive apartments or houses, esp. one that is publicly owned or financed.
Webster's New World
A housing project.
American Heritage
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verb
projected, projecting, projects
To thrust outward or forward.
Project one's jaw in defiance.
American Heritage
To throw or hurl forward.
Webster's New World
To send out into space; cast.
Project a light beam.
American Heritage
To cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly and at a distance.
Webster's New World
To send forth in one's thoughts or imagination.
To project oneself into the future.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Project
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Middle English projecte from Latin prōiectum projecting structure from neuter past participle of prōicere to throw out prō- forth pro–1 iacere to throw yē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Noun from Latin prōiectum (“projection"), from prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel").
From Wiktionary
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