project

n.

1. A plan or proposal; a scheme. See synonyms at plan.
2. An undertaking requiring concerted effort: a community cleanup project; a government-funded irrigation project.
3. An extensive task undertaken by a student or group of students to apply, illustrate, or supplement classroom lessons.
4. A housing project.

v. pro·ject (prə-jĕkt'), -ject·ed, -ject·ing, -jects.

v.tr.

1. To thrust outward or forward: project one's jaw in defiance.
2. To throw forward; hurl: project an arrow.
3. To send out into space; cast: project a light beam.
4. To cause (an image) to appear on a surface: projected the slide onto a screen.
5. Mathematics. To produce (a projection).
6. To direct (one's voice) so as to be heard clearly at a distance.
7. Psychology. To externalize and attribute (an emotion or motive, for example) unconsciously to someone or something else in order to avoid anxiety.
8. To convey an impression of to an audience or to others: a posture that projects defeat.
9. To form a plan or intention for: project a new business enterprise.
10. To calculate, estimate, or predict (something in the future), based on present data or trends: projecting next year's expenses.

v.intr.

1. To extend forward or out; jut out: beams that project beyond the eaves. See synonyms at bulge.
2. To direct one's voice so as to be heard clearly at a distance.

[Middle English projecte, from Latin prōiectum, projecting structure, from neuter past participle of prōicere, to throw out : prō-, forth; see pro–¹ + iacere, to throw.]

projectable pro·ject'a·ble adj.

Broad, complex, multidisciplinary approach to the production of a good or service.

noun

1. A method for making, doing, or accomplishing something: blueprint, design, game plan, idea, layout, plan, schema, scheme, strategy. See planned/unplanned.
2. Something undertaken, especially something requiring extensive planning and work: enterprise, undertaking, venture. See work/play.

verb

1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bulge, jut, overhang, pouch, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out. See convex/concave.
2. To launch with great force: fire, hurtle, loose, propel, shoot. Idioms: let fly. See move/halt.
3. To send out heat, light, or energy: cast, emit, irradiate, radiate, shed, throw. See move/halt.
4. To form a strategy for: blueprint, cast, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay¹, plan, scheme, strategize, work out. Informal dope out. Idioms: lay plans. See planned/unplanned.
5. To have in mind as a goal or purpose: aim, contemplate, design, intend, mean¹, plan, propose, purpose, target. Regional mind. See planned/unplanned, purpose/purposelessness.
6. To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference: call, forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate. See foresight.

v

Definition: bulge, hang out
Antonyms: cave in

v

Definition: throw, discharge
Antonyms: keep

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1. A construction undertaking, composed of one or more buildings and the site improvements, planned and executed in a fixed time period.
2. In an office, a job or a commission.
3. A planned, large apartment building or housing complex, usually built at minimum cost with government funds for low-income families; also called a housing project.
4. The total construction designed by the architect, of which the work performed under the contract documents may be the whole or a part.

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IN BRIEF: A plan or idea that is being carried out. Also: To throw forward as on a movie screen.

Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible. — Edwin Land

Tutor's tip: I might project (long o in the first syllable) on a screen my ideas for my project (short o in the first syllable).

Quotes:

"Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve; since, looking at the matter more closely, we will always find that the task itself arises only when the material conditions necessary for its solution already exist or are at least in the process of formation." - Karl Marx

"There are two things to be considered with regard to any scheme. In the first place, Is it good in itself? In the second, Can it be easily put into practice?" - Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plan, projekt
v. tr. - planlægge, udslynge, projicere
v. intr. - rage frem

idioms:

• project oneself    sætte sig ind i

Nederlands (Dutch)
projecteren, uitsteken, uit laten steken, project, groep huizen, onderneming

Français (French)
n. - projet, (École) dossier, (Univ) mémoire, (US) cité HLM, lotissement HLM
v. tr. - projeter, envoyer, faire porter (une voix), donner (une image), projeter (une angoisse), prévoir (des chiffres), (Cin, Phys) projeter, (Géog) faire la projection de, (Math) projeter (un solide)
v. intr. - faire saillie, surplomber, (Théât) passer la rampe (acteur)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Projekt, Plan
v. - projizieren, werfen, schleudern, übertragen, planen, vorspringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σχέδιο, (σχεδιαζόμενο, προγραμματισμένο ή αναπτυξιακό) έργο, τεχνική μελέτη έργου, μαθητική εργασία
v. - σχεδιάζω, μελετώ, εκπονώ, προβάλλω (ταινία κ.λπ.), εκτοξεύω, εκσφενδονίζω, εξακοντίζω, προεξέχω, ξεπροβάλλω, προεκτείνω/-ομαι, επιμηκύνω/-ομαι, (ψυχολ.) επιρρίπτω

idioms:

• project oneself    μεταφέρομαι (νοητικά)

Italiano (Italian)
progettare, proiettare, progetto

idioms:

• project oneself    proiettarsi
• project onto    proiettare su

Português (Portuguese)
n. - projeto (m)
v. - projetar

idioms:

• project oneself    projetar-se
• project onto    projetar sobre

Русский (Russian)
проектировать, проецировать, выдаваться, проект

idioms:

• project oneself    переноситься (в будущее)
• project onto    переносить на, срывать на

Español (Spanish)
n. - proyecto
v. tr. - proyectar, planear, sobresalir, resaltar
v. intr. - volar, salir fuera, sobresalir, destacarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plan, förslag, uppslag, projekt
v. - projektera, planera, projicera, framhäva, slunga ut, kasta, rikta, skjuta fram, sticka ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
计划, 事业, 方案, 投掷, 设计, 突出, 伸出, 投射

idioms:

• project oneself    突出自己, 表现自己

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 計劃, 事業, 方案
v. tr. - 計劃, 投擲, 設計
v. intr. - 突出, 伸出, 投射

idioms:

• project oneself    突出自己, 表現自己

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 안, 계획
v. tr. - 입안하다, 계획하다
v. intr. - 삐죽[불쑥] 나오다

idioms:

• project oneself    자기 몸을 ~에 놓고 보다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 計画, 企画, 事業, 企業
v. - 突き出す, 投げ出す, 投影する, 計画する, 予測する, 生きいきと伝える, 提示する, 突出する, はっきりと声を出す

idioms:

• project oneself    投影する
• project onto    投入する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خطه, مشروع (فعل) يعطي فكرة, يسلط النور على, يتصور ويعتبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרוייקט, מיזם, מפעל, תוכנית‬
v. tr. - ‮תכנן, הבליט, הטיל, השליך, הקרין‬
v. intr. - ‮בלט, הציג תדמית של‬

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project	Electronic Project
Project Dividers	Project Planner