project


Definition: Meaning of, project in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈprɒʤɛkt /

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project projects
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  1. a carefully planned piece of work to get information about something, to build something, to improve something etc
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  2. a part of a school or college course that involves careful study of a particular subject over a period of time
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  3. informal American English a HOUSING PROJECT
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
project projected projected
Present Participle Third Person Singular
projecting projects
  1. calculate [transitive] to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now
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  2. stick out [intransitive] to stick out beyond an edge or surface [=  protrude]
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  3. film [transitive] to make the picture of a film, photograph etc appear in a larger form on a screen or flat surface
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  4. yourself [transitive] to try to make other people have a particular idea about you
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  5. plan be projected to be planned to happen in the future
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  6. project your voice to speak clearly and loudly so that you can be heard by everyone in a big room
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  7. send [transitive] to make something move up or forwards with great force
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  8. success [transitive] to make someone quickly have success or a much better job
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  9. feeling [transitive] to imagine that someone else is feeling the same emotions as you
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project used in phrases

  • Human Genome Project (noun)
    1. an international study of the entire human genetic material
  • Human Genome Project, the
    1. an international scientific project that started in 1988. Its aim was to find and describe every GENE in every CHROMOSOME in the human body, and to find out what each GENE's purpose is, especially in order to discover which ones cause particular diseases.
  • Manhattan Project (noun)
    1. a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II
    2. code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
  • Manhattan Project, the
    1. the secret US scientific plan, which was started in 1942, to develop an atom bomb
  • classroom project (noun)
    1. a school task requiring considerable effort
  • housing project (noun)
    1. American English a group of houses or apartments, usually built with government money, for poor families
  • pilot project (noun)
    1. activity planned as a test or trial
  • research project (noun)
    1. research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
  • water project (noun)
    1. making an area of water more useful
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