Translate project | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of project
noun
1an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned and designed to achieve a particular aim:a research project a nationwide project to encourage business development a school assignment undertaken by a student or group of students, typically as a long-term task that requires independent research:a history project a proposed or planned undertaking:the novel undermines its own stated project of telling a story
2 (also housing project) North American a government-subsidized housing development with relatively low rents:her family still lives in the projects
verb
[with object] 1estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends:spending was projected at $72 million (often as adjective
projected)
plan (a scheme or undertaking):a projected exhibition of contemporary art
2 [no object] extend outward beyond something else; protrude:I noticed a slip of paper projecting from the book (as adjective projecting)a projecting bay window
3throw or cause to move forward or outward:seeds are projected from the tree cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface:the one light projected shadows on the wall cause (a sound, especially the voice) to be heard at a distance:being audible depends on your ability to project your voice imagine (oneself, a situation, etc.) as having moved to a different place or time:people may be projecting the present into the past
4present or promote (a particular view or image):he strives to project an image of youth present (someone or something) in a way intended to create a favorable impression:she liked to project herself more as a friend than a doctor display (an emotion or quality) in one’s behavior:everyone would be amazed that a young girl could project such depths of emotion (
project something onto)
transfer or attribute one’s own emotion or desire to (another person), especially unconsciously:men may sometimes project their own fears onto women
5 Geometry draw straight lines from a center of or parallel lines through every point of (a given figure) to produce a corresponding figure on a surface or a line by intersecting the surface. produce (such a corresponding figure).
6make a projection of (the earth, sky, etc.) on a plane surface.
