project A1 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈpɹɑ.dʒɛkt/ UK /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ See IPA manual Freq #1526 Meanings 1 noun A planned piece of work with a particular aim, done over a period of time. The students worked on a science project for three weeks. 2 verb To estimate or predict something based on current information. Analysts project that sales will rise next year. 3 verb To make light or an image appear on a surface. The teacher projected the slides onto the wall. 4 verb To make your voice loud and clear enough to be heard. Actors must learn to project their voices to the back of the theatre. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a planned piece of work... planschemeproposal 2 verb · to estimate or predict... forecast Word family Forms projectedprojectingprojects Derived forms astral-projectastroprojectbioprojectcounterprojectdeprojectinterprojectmacroprojectmegaprojectmicroprojectmidprojectmisprojectmultiproject Related forms extrapolate Common collocations housing project Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”). prōiectus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # project **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɑ.dʒɛkt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ **Frequency rank:** 1526 ## Meanings 1. A planned piece of work with a particular aim, done over a period of time. 2. To estimate or predict something based on current information. 3. To make light or an image appear on a surface. 4. To make your voice loud and clear enough to be heard. ## Examples - The students worked on a science project for three weeks. - Analysts project that sales will rise next year. - The teacher projected the slides onto the wall. - Actors must learn to project their voices to the back of the theatre. ## Derived Forms - astral-project - astroproject - bioproject - counterproject - deproject - interproject - macroproject - megaproject - microproject - midproject - misproject - multiproject ## Related Forms - extrapolate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: prōiectus - Affix: pro- - forward ## Etymology From Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”). ## AI Etymology Project comes from Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”). The historical chain includes prōiectus (Latin). In present-day English it covers a planned piece of work with a particular aim, done over a period of time, to estimate or predict something based on current information, and to make light or an image appear on a surface. The wider family includes derived forms such as astral-project, astroproject, bioproject, counterproject, deproject and related forms such as extrapolate. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown