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The correct spelling is project.

How to pronounce project

noun

Say it like: Pro-jec-t

The correct spelling is project. A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages. For example: "Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished."

Usage Examples

Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.

a man given to projects

The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
  2. 2.(usually in the plural) An urban low-income housing building.
  3. 3.An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
  4. 4.A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot diamond in the rough
  5. 5.A projectile.

verb

  1. 1.To extend beyond a surface.
  2. 2.To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  3. 3.To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
  4. 4.To make plans for; to forecast.
  5. 5.To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.

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