projected

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈdʒɛktɪd/

proj•ect /n. ˈprɑdʒɛkt, -ɪkt; v. prəˈdʒɛkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a specific plan;
scheme.
a large or important, often public undertaking:a project to widen the streets of the city.
a specific task in schoolwork or education, esp. a long-term assignment:You must complete a science project this term.
Often, projects. [plural] a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants.

v. pro•ject

to devise, propose, or plan:[~ + object]The campaign was projected to include all 50 states.
[~ + object] to throw or force forward, onward, or outward.
to calculate or figure out (some future cost, amount, etc.):[~ + object]Inflation is projected to increase next year.
to throw or cause (a ray of light, an image, a shadow, etc.) to fall upon a surface or into space:[~ + object]The light projected his shadow onto the wall behind him.
to stick out or stand out over an edge:[no object]His ears projected from the sides of his head.
to use (one's voice, gestures, etc.) forcefully enough to be heard or understood by all members of an audience: [~ + object]Project your voice so that people in the back can hear you.[no object]You need to project more.
to communicate clearly and forcefully (one's thoughts, feelings, etc.) to an audience:[~ + object]The actor projected a feeling of sadness.
Psychology to attribute one's own feelings, thoughts, or attitudes to other persons:[~ + object]You're projecting your own insecurity onto them.

See -jec-.

proj•ect (n. proj′ekt, -ikt;v. prə jekt′),USA pronunciation n.

something that is contemplated, devised, or planned;
plan;
scheme.
a large or major undertaking, esp. one involving considerable money, personnel, and equipment.
a specific task of investigation, esp. in scholarship.
Educationa supplementary, long-term educational assignment necessitating personal initiative, undertaken by an individual student or a group of students.
Often, projects. See housing project.

v.t. pro•ject

to propose, contemplate, or plan.
to throw, cast, or impel forward or onward.
to set forth or calculate (some future thing):They projected the building costs for the next five years.
to throw or cause to fall upon a surface or into space, as a ray of light or a shadow.
to cause (a figure or image) to appear, as on a background.
to regard (something within the mind, as a feeling, thought, or attitude) as having some form of reality outside the mind:He projected a thrilling picture of the party's future.
to cause to jut out or protrude.
Mathematics[Geom.]
- Mathematicsto throw forward an image of (a figure or the like) by straight lines or rays, either parallel, converging, or diverging, that pass through all its points and reproduce it on another surface or figure.
- to transform the points (of one figure) into those of another by a correspondence between points.
to present (an idea, program, etc.) for consideration or action:They made every effort to project the notion of world peace.
to use (one's voice, gestures, etc.) forcefully enough to be perceived at a distance, as by all members of the audience in a theater.
to communicate clearly and forcefully (one's thoughts, personality, role, etc.) to an audience, as in a theatrical performance;
produce a compelling image of.
to cause (the voice) to appear to come from a source other than oneself, as in ventriloquism;
throw.

v.i. pro•ject

to extend or protrude beyond something else.
to use one's voice forcefully enough to be heard at a distance, as in a theater.
to produce a clear impression of one's thoughts, personality, role, etc., in an audience;
communicate clearly and forcefully.
Psychologyto ascribe one's own feelings, thoughts, or attitudes to others.

Latin prōjectus
Medieval Latin prōjectum, Latin: projecting part, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin prōjectus, past participle of prōicere to throw forward, extend, equivalent. to prō- pro-¹ + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw; (verb, verbal) late Middle English project(e) (past participle) extended, projected
(noun, nominal) Middle English project(e) design, plan 1350–1400

pro•ject′a•ble, adj.
pro•ject′ing•ly, adv.

plan.

18.

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project n /ˈprɒdʒɛkt/

a proposal, scheme, or design
- a task requiring considerable or concerted effort, such as one by students
- the subject of such a task

vb /prəˈdʒɛkt/

(transitive) to propose or plan
(transitive) to predict; estimate; extrapolate: we can project future needs on the basis of the current birth rate
(transitive) to throw or cast forwards
to jut or cause to jut out
(transitive) to send forth or transport in the imagination: to project oneself into the future
(transitive) to cause (an image) to appear on a surface
to cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly at a distance
- (intransitive) (esp of a child) to believe that others share one's subjective mental life
- to impute to others (one's hidden desires and impulses), esp as a means of defending oneself
(transitive) to draw a projection of
(intransitive) to communicate effectively, esp to a large gathering

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin prōicere to throw down, from pro-¹ + iacere to throw

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