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How to pronounce project
Say it like this: /ˈpɹɐʊ.d͡ʒekt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does project mean?
nounA planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
“The proposal with China would involve a project to create artificial rain.”
An urban, low-income housing building.
“Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.”
An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
“a man given to projects”
verbTo extend beyond a surface.
To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
“Behold! th' ascending villas on my side / Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide.”
To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
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