project

Meaning

Noun

1. A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
2. An urban low-income housing building.
3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
4. a raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot diamond in the rough
5. (obsolete) A projectile.
6. (obsolete) A projection.

Verb

1. To extend beyond a surface.
2. To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
3. To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
4. To make plans for; to forecast.
5. To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
6. To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
7. To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
8. To draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure.
9. (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location
10. To cause (one's voice or words) to be heard at a great distance.
11. To speak or sing in such a way that one can be heard at a great distance.

Hyphenated as

proj‧ect

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/

Etymology

From Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”).

Sentences

The project was , however , not funded , because of financial problems .

Memotech did not receive funding they expected from the British government for this project .