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project

noun verb

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpɹɒdʒɛkt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

    “he prepared for great undertakings”

noun

  1. a planned undertaking

verb

  1. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

    “He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism”

verb

  1. regard as objective

verb

  1. communicate vividly

    “He projected his feelings”

verb

  1. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

verb

  1. throw, send, or cast forward

    “project a missile”

verb

  1. put or send forth

    “She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”

verb

  1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

    “I can't see him on horseback!”

verb

  1. make or work out a plan for; devise

    “They contrived to murder their boss”

verb

  1. draw a projection of

verb

  1. project on a screen

    “The images are projected onto the screen”

verb

  1. cause to be heard

    “His voice projects well”

verb

  1. extend out or project in space

    “His sharp nose jutted out”

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Example Sentences

he prepared for great undertakings
He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism
She proposed a new theory of relativity
The candidate projects himself as a moderate and a reformer
He projected his feelings
project a missile
She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
The setting sun threw long shadows
cast a spell
cast a warm light
I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy
They contrived to murder their boss
design a new sales strategy
plan an attack
The images are projected onto the screen
His voice projects well
His sharp nose jutted out
A single rock sticks out from the cliff

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