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English noun: project | |||
| 1. | project (act) any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | ||
| Samples | He prepared for great undertakings. | ||
| Synonyms | labor, task, undertaking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adventure, assignment, baby, breeze, child's play, cinch, dangerous undertaking, duck soup, endeavor, endeavour, endurance contest, enterprise, escapade, labor of love, labour of love, large order, marathon, no-brainer, picnic, piece of cake, proposition, pushover, risky venture, snap, tall order, venture, walkover | ||
| Instance hyponym | Manhattan Project | ||
| 2. | project (cognition) a planned undertaking | ||
| Synonyms | projection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plan, program, programme | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cash cow, money-spinner, moneymaker | ||
English verb: project | |||
| 1. | project (communication) communicate vividly | ||
| Samples | He projected his feelings. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
| 2. | project (stative) extend out or project in space | ||
| Samples | His sharp nose jutted out. A single rock sticks out from the cliff. | ||
| Synonyms | jut, jut out, protrude, stick out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bag, bulge, cantilever, overhang, push up, spear, spear up, thrust | ||
| 3. | project (contact) transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport | ||
| 4. | project (perception) project on a screen | ||
| Samples | The images are projected onto the screen. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | silhouette | ||
| Cause | appear | ||
| 5. | project (perception) cause to be heard | ||
| Samples | His voice projects well. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause to be perceived | ||
| 6. | project (creation) draw a projection of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw | ||
| 7. | project (creation) make or work out a plan for; devise | ||
| Samples | They contrived to murder their boss. Design a new sales strategy. Plan an attack. | ||
| Examples | Did he project his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | contrive, design, plan | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create by mental act, create mentally | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concert, map, map out, plot | ||
| 8. | project (cognition) present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. | ||
| Samples | He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism. She proposed a new theory of relativity. | ||
| Synonyms | propose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | introduce, offer | ||
| 9. | project (creation) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | ||
| Samples | I can't see him on horseback!. I can see what will happen. I can see a risk in this strategy. | ||
| Synonyms | envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, see, visualise, visualize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | ||
| Verb group | realise, realize, see, understand, visualise, visualize | ||
| 10. | project (creation) put or send forth | ||
| Samples | She threw the flashlight beam into the corner. The setting sun threw long shadows. Cast a spell. Cast a warm light. | ||
| Synonyms | cast, contrive, throw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direct, send | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shoot | ||
| 11. | project (contact) throw, send, or cast forward | ||
| Samples | Project a missile. | ||
| Synonyms | send off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impel, propel | ||
| 12. | project (cognition) regard as objective | ||
| Synonyms | externalise, externalize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascribe, assign, attribute, impute | ||
| Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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