project
[noun]
Synonyms:
- scheme, activity, assignment, enterprise, job, occupation, plan, task, undertaking, venture, work
[verb]
Synonyms:
- forecast, calculate, estimate, extrapolate, gauge, predict, reckon
- stick out, bulge, extend, jut, overhang, protrude, stand out

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Related Words: affair, business, concern, matter, proposition, thing, adventure, emprise, exploit, feat, gest, venture, intend, propose, purpose, delineate, diagram, extend, lengthen, prolong

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English Thesaurus: calculate, work out, figure out, count, total, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. proj‧ect¹ S1 W1 AC /ˈprɒdʒekt $ ˈprɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: projectum, from the past participle of proicere 'to throw forward']

1. a carefully planned piece of work to get information about something, to build something, to improve something etc:
The project aims to provide an analysis of children’s emotions.
a three-year research project
The scheme will now be extended after a successful pilot project (=a small trial to test if an idea will be successful).
project to do something
a project to develop a substitute for oil
The project is funded by Wellcome plc.
a project manager

2. a part of a school or college course that involves careful study of a particular subject over a period of time
project on
We’re doing a project on pollution.
a geography project

3. (also the projects American English informal) a housing project

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. pro‧ject² AC /prəˈdʒekt/ verb
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of proicere; ⇒ project¹]

1. CALCULATE [transitive] to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now:
The company projected an annual growth rate of 3%.
projected sales figures
be projected to do something
Total expenditure is projected to rise by 25%.

2. STICK OUT [intransitive] to stick out beyond an edge or surface Synonym : protrude
project out/from/through etc
Four towers projected from the main building.
projecting teeth

3. FILM [transitive] to make the picture of a film, photograph etc appear in a larger form on a screen or flat surface
project something onto something
She projected the slide onto the wall.

4. YOURSELF [transitive] to try to make other people have a particular idea about you:
I hope the team will project a smart professional image.
project yourself (as something)
his attempts to project himself as a potential leader

5. PLAN be projected to be planned to happen in the future:
the projected closure of the hospital

6. project your voice to speak clearly and loudly so that you can be heard by everyone in a big room

7. SEND [transitive] to make something move up or forwards with great force:
The plant projects its seeds over a wide area.

8. SUCCESS [transitive] to make someone quickly have success or a much better job
project somebody into/onto etc something
His success projected him onto Channel 4‘s comedy series ’Packet of Three'.

9. FEELING [transitive] to imagine that someone else is feeling the same emotions as you
project something on/onto somebody
You’re projecting your insecurity onto me.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

project
noun
I. planned piece of work
ADJ. large, major | ambitious | exciting | worthwhile | successful | joint | community | pilot The scheme will be extended throughout the country after a successful six-month pilot project.
research They've set up a research project to investigate the harmful effects of air pollution.
building, construction | capital, investment | development, educational, environmental
VERB + PROJECT set up | carry out, run | conceive, plan | launch | fund, support
PROJECT + VERB aim to, be aimed at sth The project aims to reduce homelessness.
PROJECT + NOUN management | leader, manager, team
PHRASES the aim of the project The aims of the project are threefold …
 ⇒ Special page at BUSINESS

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

project
II. piece of school work
ADJ. French, history, etc.
VERB + PROJECT do
PREP. ~ on My class is doing a project on medieval towns.
PROJECT + NOUN work

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

project

a research project
The aim of this research project is to study modern food habits.
a construction project
Spending on new construction projects has been reduced.
a development project
Our aim is assess the environmental impact of new development projects.
a pilot project (=one organized to test if an idea will be successful)
These changes were shelved after pilot projects showed poor results.
a major project
The company is funding a major research project into the causes of addiction.
an ambitious project
Young people often enjoy the challenge of an ambitious project.
successful
Was the project successful?
work on a project
A team has been working on the project for three years.
be involved in a project
I am involved in various projects.
set up a project (=organize it)
$30 million would be required to set up the project.
embark on a project (=start it)
He was embarking on the biggest project of his career.
complete a project
The project was completed on time.
a project manager/leader
The project manager is responsible for sorting this out.
a phase/stage of a project
The first phase of the project was due to be completed by the end of 2008.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

calculate formal to find out an amount, price, or value by adding numbers together:
The students calculated the cost of printing 5000 copies of their book.
work out to calculate something. Work out is less formal than calculate, and is more common in everyday English:
You need to work out how much you will need to borrow.
figure out (also figure American English) informal to calculate an amount:
We still haven't figured out how much it's all going to cost.
the method for figuring welfare payments
count to find out the total number of things or people in a group by looking at each one and adding them all together:
The teacher counted the children as they got on the bus.
total (also total up) to add a number of things together to get a final number:
Once the scores have been totaled, we will announce the winner.
Okay, now let's total up who had the most points.
quantify formal to say how much something costs, how much of it there is, how serious or effective it is etc:
I think it's difficult to quantify the cost at the moment, for a variety of reasons.
How do you quantify the benefits of the treatment?
a reliable method for quantifying the amount of calcium in the blood
assess formal to calculate what the value or cost of something is, or decide how good, bad etc something is:
The value of the paintings was assessed at $20 million.
They are still assessing the damage.
We need to have a better way of assessing students' progress.
estimate to guess an amount, price, or number as exactly as you can, based on the knowledge you have:
The police department estimates that the number of violent crimes will decrease by 2%.
put a figure on something to say what you think the exact total amount or value of something is, especially when it is a lot:
It's hard to put a figure on it, but the final cost is likely to be over £225 million.
The company has refused to put a figure on its losses.
project to calculate what an amount will be in the future, using the information you have now:
The company projects sales of $4 million this year.
a rough count (=not exact)
I made a rough count of the houses in the street.
a quick count
According to my quick count, there were 15.
a head count (=of how many people are present)
Make sure you do a head count before the children get back on the bus.
a word/page count (=of how many words or pages there are)
Your computer can do an automatic word count.
a traffic count (=of how many vehicles pass through a place)
We went to the main road at 9 am to begin our traffic count.
do/make a count
I looked at the report and did a quick page count.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

calculate formal to find out an amount, price, or value by adding numbers together:
The students calculated the cost of printing 5000 copies of their book.
work out to calculate something. Work out is less formal than calculate, and is more common in everyday English:
You need to work out how much you will need to borrow.
figure out (also figure American English) informal to calculate an amount:
We still haven't figured out how much it's all going to cost.
the method for figuring welfare payments
count to find out the total number of things or people in a group by looking at each one and adding them all together:
The teacher counted the children as they got on the bus.
total (also total up) to add a number of things together to get a final number:
Once the scores have been totaled, we will announce the winner.
Okay, now let's total up who had the most points.
quantify formal to say how much something costs, how much of it there is, how serious or effective it is etc:
I think it's difficult to quantify the cost at the moment, for a variety of reasons.
How do you quantify the benefits of the treatment?
a reliable method for quantifying the amount of calcium in the blood
assess formal to calculate what the value or cost of something is, or decide how good, bad etc something is:
The value of the paintings was assessed at $20 million.
They are still assessing the damage.
We need to have a better way of assessing students' progress.
estimate to guess an amount, price, or number as exactly as you can, based on the knowledge you have:
The police department estimates that the number of violent crimes will decrease by 2%.
put a figure on something to say what you think the exact total amount or value of something is, especially when it is a lot:
It's hard to put a figure on it, but the final cost is likely to be over £225 million.
The company has refused to put a figure on its losses.
project to calculate what an amount will be in the future, using the information you have now:
The company projects sales of $4 million this year.
add to put two or more numbers together to find the total:
If you add 7 and 5, you get 12.
subtract/take away to reduce one number by another number. take something away sounds more informal than subtract:
If you subtract 12 from 15, you get 3.
multiply to add a number to itself a particular number of times:
4 multiplied by 10 is 40.
divide to calculate how many times one number contains another number:
10 divided by 2 equals 5.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

predict to say that something will happen, before it happens:
In the future, it may be possible to predict earthquakes.
Scientists are trying to predict what the Amazon will look like in 20 years' time.
forecast to say what is likely to happen in the future, especially in relation to the weather or the economic or political situation:
They’re forecasting a hard winter.
Economists forecast that there would be a recession.
project to say what the amount, size, cost etc of something is likely to be in the future, using the information you have now:
The world’s population is projected to rise by 45%.
can say especially spoken be able to know what will happen in the future:
No one can say what the next fifty years will bring.
I can’t say exactly how much it will cost.
foretell to say correctly what will happen in the future, using special religious or magical powers:
The woman claimed that she had the gift of foretelling the future.
It all happened as the prophet had foretold.
prophesy to say that something will happen because you feel that it will, or by using special religious or magical powers:
He’s one of those people who are always prophesying disaster.
The coming of a great Messiah is prophesied in the Bible.
He prophesied that the world would end in 2012.
Marx prophesied that capitalism would destroy itself.
foresee to know that something is going to happen before it happens:
They should have foreseen these problems.
No one foresaw the outcome of the war.
have a premonition to have a strange feeling that something is about to happen, especially something bad, usually just before it happens:
Suddenly I had a strange premonition of danger ahead.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲