project
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An urban, low-income housing building.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
prahjektSay the bold part a little louder.
noun: projektverb: pruhjekt
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
usually in the pluralus
An urban, low-income housing building.
A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
verb
intransitive
To extend beyond a surface.
transitive
To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
Make or work out a plan for; devise
transitive
To make plans for; to forecast.
transitivereflexive
To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
transitive
To cause (one's voice or words) to be heard at a great distance.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An urban, low-income housing building.
Used this way, project is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
An optical device for projecting a beam of light.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense.
A housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families.
An international study of the entire human genetic material.
A former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II.
Activity planned as a test or trial.
Research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing.
Projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures.
Projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures.
A projector operated by a speaker.
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