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project

/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ UK
/ˈpɹəʊ.dʒɛkt/ UK, rare
/ˈpɹɐʊ.d͡ʒekt/ Australia
/ˈpɹɔd͡ʒ.ekt/ Australia
/ˈpɹɑˌd͡ʒɛkt/ US
/ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɪkt/ US
[-d͡ʒɪ̈kt] US
/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ Canada
/ˈpɹoʊ.d͡ʒɛkt/ Canada
/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt/ Canada, US, UK
/pɹəˈd͡ʒekt/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɒdʒɛkt, -əʊdʒɛkt, -ɛkt

Where it comes from

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

Compare typologically Russian прики́дывать (prikídyvatʹ), прики́дка (prikídka) (akin to кида́ть (kidátʹ)); набро́сок (nabrósok) (akin to броса́ть (brosátʹ)).

noun projects

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages. projects of happiness devised by human reason
Similar: plan, blueprint, design, plot, project, proposal, scheme
US, plural normally An urban, low-income housing building. Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.
Similar: council estate, scheme
dated An idle scheme; an impracticable design. a man given to projects
Similar: Tower of Babel
US A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot, diamond in the rough. Sakho was seen as no-frills, whereas Maiga was a project who could develop into the next big thing.
obsolete A projectile.
Similar: missile
obsolete A projection.
Similar: protuberance, protrusion

verb projects · projecting · projected

intransitive To extend beyond a surface.
Similar: extend, jut, protrude, stick out
transitive To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth. Before his feet her selfe she did proiect
Similar: cast, throw, bung, chuck, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, fling, jerk, heave
transitive To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
Similar: extend, jut, jut out, exsert
transitive To make plans for; to forecast. The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.
Similar: forecast, foresee, foretell
reflexive, transitive To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way. It is difficult to gauge the exact point at which women stop trying to fool men and really begin to deceive themselves, but an objective analyst cannot escape the conclusion (1) that partly from a natural device inherent in the species, women deliberately project upon actual or potential suitors an
transitive To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
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.
(of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location
transitive To cause (one's voice or words) to be heard at a great distance. to project one's voice
intransitive To speak or sing in such a way that one can be heard at a great distance. You would think that topic coulda put me to sleep, but HE can really project when HE wants to.
figuratively, transitive To extend to reach a point. When a word occurs only in Indo-European languages of northern or western Europe, for instance, projecting that word back to Proto-Indo-European is considered dubious.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: propose, see, task, externalize, contrive, design, envision, labor, image, fancy, projection, figure, stick out, jut out, picture, protrude

Translations

Every language

noun planned endeavor

Español	proyecto
한국어	계획 gyehoek, 사업 sa'eop, 프로젝트 peurojekteu
日本語	計画 keikaku, 事業 jigyō, プロジェクト purojekuto
中文	計劃 /计划 jìhuà, 方案 fāng'àn, 項目 /项目 xiàngmù, 工程 gōngchéng
हिन्दी	परियोजना pariyojnā, योजना yojnā, प्रोजैक्ट projaikṭ
Kiswahili	mradi
Português	projeto
Français	projet
Deutsch	Projekt
Italiano	progetto, studio, ricerca
Ελληνικά	έργο érgo
Română	proiect
Русский	прое́кт proékt, план plan
Tiếng Việt	kế hoạch, đề án, dự án
العربية	مَشْرُوع mašrūʕ
עברית	פְּרוֹיֶקְט proyékt, מֵיזָם meizám

noun urban low-income housing building

日本語	団地 danchi
Kiswahili	miradi

verb to extend beyond a surface

Español	proyectar
Kiswahili	miradi
Deutsch	ragen, hervorragen, herausragen, vorspringen, vorstehen, überstehen
Italiano	sportare, sporgere
Ελληνικά	προβάλλω provállo, προεξέχω proexécho, εξέχω exécho
Русский	выступа́ть vystupátʹ

verb to cast (image, shadow)

Español	proyectar
中文	投射 tóushè
Kiswahili	miradi
Português	projetar
Français	projeter
Deutsch	projizieren, werfen
Italiano	proiettare
עברית	הקרין hikrín

verb to extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward

Español	proyectar
한국어	돌출(突出)하다 dolchulhada
Kiswahili	miradi
Deutsch	ausfahren

verb to make plans for; forecast

Español	proyectar
中文	計劃 /计划 jìhuà
Kiswahili	miradi
Deutsch	projektieren, planen, hochrechnen, erwarten, vorhersagen, voraussagen
Ελληνικά	προβλέπω provlépo
עברית	תכנן tikhnén, ציפה tzipá

verb to present, convey an image

Ελληνικά	προβάλλω provállo

verb to assume about others

Tiếng Việt	suy bụng ta ra bụng người

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@misc{project_2026,
  title = {project},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/project},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}