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Meaning of project in English

project
noun [ C ]
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/ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/ us
/ˈprɑː.dʒekt/
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a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a particular purpose:
the Kings Cross housing project
a scientific research project
Her latest project is a film based on the life of a 19th-century music hall star.
My next project is decorating the kitchen.
A2
a study of a particular subject done over a period of time, especially by students:
He's doing a class project on pollution.
In our third year at college everyone had to do a special project.
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project
verb
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project verb (CALCULATE)

[ T usually passive ]
to calculate an amount or number expected in the future from information already known:
[ + to infinitive ] Government spending is projected to rise by three percent next year.
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project verb (THROW)

[ T ]
to throw or direct something forwards, with force:
90 percent of the projected missiles will hit their target.
project your voice
to sing or speak loudly and clearly:
It's a big theatre so you really have to project your voice if you're going to be heard at the back.
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project verb (MAKE AN IMAGE)

[ T ]
to cause a film, image, or light to appear on a screen or other surface:
Laser images were projected onto a screen.
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to wrongly imagine that someone else is feeling a particular emotion or desire when in fact it is you who feels this way:
I suspect he's projecting his fears onto you.
[ T ]
If you project a particular quality, that quality is what most people notice about you:
Recently the president has sought to project a much tougher image.
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project verb (STICK OUT)

[ I + adv/prep ]
to stick out over an edge or from a surface:
The hotel dining room projects out over the water.
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(Definition of project from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

project | American Dictionary

project
noun
us
/ˈprɑdʒ·ekt, -ɪkt/

project noun (PIECE OF WORK)

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a piece of planned work or activity that is completed over a period of time and intended to achieve a particular aim:
a research project
construction projects
Painting the bedroom is Steve’s next project.

project noun (BUILDING)

[ C usually pl ]
a housing project

Idiom

project an image
project
verb
us
/prəˈdʒekt/

project verb (CALCULATE)

[ T ]
to calculate an amount or result expected in the future from information already known:
The hotels are projecting big profits.
[ + (that) clause ] They project (that) 31 billion people will watch the World Cup.

project verb (STICK OUT)

[ I ]
to stick out beyond the edge of something:
The hotel dining room projects (out) over the water.

project verb (MAKE AN IMAGE)

[ T ]
to cause a picture or light to appear on a surface:
We don’t have a screen but we can project the slides onto the back wall.

project verb (THROW)

[ T ]
to throw something forward or into the air:
The device allows you to scoop up a ball and project it some 140 feet.
[ T ]
To project is also to speak or sing loudly and clearly:
Singers are used to projecting their voices.

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project an image
(Definition of project from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

project | Business English

project
noun [ C ]
uk
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a piece of planned work or an activity which is done over a period of time and intended to achieve a particular purpose:
The date for starting the project will be set once financing is completed.
set up/launch a project They set up the research project with help from the university.
fund/pay for/finance a project Two local businesses funded the project.
manage/run a project
complete/finish a project
a joint/large/major project
a building/construction/development project

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capital project
greenfield project
project
verb [ T ]
uk
/prəʊˈdʒekt/ us
ECONOMICS, FINANCE
to calculate an amount or number expected in the future from information already known:
The amount was less than we had projected.
The state is projecting a $275 million shortfall for the rest of the fiscal year.
be projected (to do sth) Growth rate is projected for five years.
The deficit is projected to rise to $17 million next year.
The project controller said the highway was currently seeing between 20,000 and 24,000 vehicles a day, fewer than the 26,000 originally projected.
The review projects that gas could end up accounting for more than 50% of generating supply by 2020.
to plan for something to happen or expect something to happen:
be projected to do sth The work is projected to start in November.
to make other people see or feel a particular quality or idea in the way you behave:
The candidate projects supreme confidence in his own views and abilities.
He was told that arriving in his Rolls-Royce might project the wrong image .
COMMUNICATIONS
to cause an image to appear on a screen or surface using a projector:
project sth on/onto sth The digital video will be projected on a huge I-MAX screen.
(Definition of project from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of project

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At 25 minutes' duration and requiring 25 players, it is one of the most substantial works ever to come out of the project.
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It is based on a one-year qualitative research project, which seeks to explore the experiences of social dance for older dancers.
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Some made a forced return from leave, expressing a sense of urgency uncharacteristic of ordinary project life.
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For each of these three secular philosophical positions, the project of a history of science revealed a basic paradox.
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In his visits to and walks around allotments, public housing projects and wasteland, he took photographs, drew maps and interviewed inhabitants or users of space.
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Economic returns from these projects may provide a strong incentive for such countries to participate.
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The work reported in this paper represents the first part of a two part research project.
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This article reports on the first and second parts of the project only.
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Within the uncertain category, projects could then be ranked by level of uncertainty.
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While it does not necessarily shatter all of our illusions, it surely remains an insurmountable obstacle for any project of self-created human happiness.
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Despite these lengthy procedures, there is no in-depth check of the technical aspects of the project.
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They are also told to be very careful in defining the project/policy which is the subject of their analysis.
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Indigenous political resistance teaches us how to rethink politics for the twenty-first century, and social anthropology has a role to play in this project.
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After it was disbanded, he took the lead in a number of other projects together with some of the other board members.
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Then we obtain a facet-defining inequality of the projected polyhedron.
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Collocations with project

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advanced project
It is not a question of "as soon as possible" in a complicated development programme concerning such an advanced project.
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agricultural project
We do not believe that those things are the result of some agricultural project; nor do we regard them as having some innocent explanation.
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ambitious project
However, as in any ambitious project, it does leave some issues unexplored.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
方案, 工程, 專案計劃…
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项目, 方案, 工程…
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proyecto, trabajo, extrapolar…
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projeto, projetar, projetar(-se)…
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प्रकल्प, एखादे काम- जे विहित वेळेत संपून त्याने विशिष्ट उद्देशपूर्ती होणे अपेक्षित असते., विद्यार्थ्यांकडून केला जाणारा ठराविक कालावधीतील विशिष्ट विषयाचा अभ्यास…
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研究課題, プロジェクト, 計画…
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proje, tasarı, okul projesi…
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projet [masculine], dossier [masculine], prévoir…
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treball, projecte…
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திட்டமிடப்பட்ட வேலை அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலப்பகுதியில் முடிக்கப்பட்டு ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நோக்கத்தை அடைய நோக்கம் கொண்ட ஒரு செயல்பாடு, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட பாடத்தின் ஆய்வினை ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலப்பகுதியில் செய்யப்படுகிறது, குறிப்பாக மாணவர்களால்…
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परियोजना, प्रोजैक्ट, प्रोजेक्ट…
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પ્રોજેક્ટ, પરિયોજના, ચોક્કસ વિષયનો અભ્યાસ સામાન્ય રીતે વિદ્યાર્થીઓ દ્વારા કરવામાં આવે છે…
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projekt, -projekt, opgave…
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projekt, [special]arbete, slunga (skjuta) i väg…
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projek, melancarkan, menonjol…
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der Plan, das Projekt, schleudern…
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varsle, stikke ut, vise…
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پروجیکٹ, منصوبہ, پروجیکٹ (مقررہ وقت میں کسی خاص موضوع ، خاص طور پر طلباء کے ذریعہ)…
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проект, план, робота…
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проект, план, проектное задание (в школе)…
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ప్రాజెక్టు, ఒక ప్రత్యేక ప్రయోజనం సాధించడానికి ఒక ప్రణాళిక చేసిన పని లేదా క్రియ ఏదైతే ఒక సమయంలో పూర్తి అవుతుందో, కొద్ది కాలం వరకు ఒక విషయం మీద పరిశోదన చేయడం…
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مَشْروع…
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প্রকল্প, নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের একটি নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়ের অধ্যয়ন…
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projekt, studie, výzkumný úkol…
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proyek, penelitian, meluncurkan…
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แผนงาน, โครงการวิจัย, เหวี่ยงออก…
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dự án, đồ án, phóng…
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projekt, przedsięwzięcie, zamierzenie…
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프로젝트, (특정한 목적으로) 계획된 일…
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ricerca scolastica, progetto, ricerca…
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