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project

1 project /ˈprɑːˌʤɛkt/ noun
plural projects
1 project
/ˈprɑːˌʤɛkt/
noun
plural projects
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROJECT
[count]
: a planned piece of work that has a specific purpose (such as to find information or to make something new) and that usually requires a lot of time
: a task or problem in school that requires careful work over a long period of time
2 project /prəˈʤɛkt/ verb
projects; projected; projecting
2 project
/prəˈʤɛkt/
verb
projects; projected; projecting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROJECT
[+ object] : to plan, calculate, or estimate (something) for a time in the future
often used as (be) projected
[+ object] : to cause (light, a picture, a movie, etc.) to appear on a surface often + on or onto
[+ object] : to have or show (a particular quality, image, etc., that can be seen by other people)
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [no object] : to stick out beyond an edge or surface
[+ object] : to send or throw (something) forward, upward, or outward
often used figuratively

project onto

[phrasal verb]
project (something) onto (someone)
: to believe or imagine that (your ideas, feelings, etc.) are shared by (another person)