Projects

Part of speech: noun, verb

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/

Definitions

1. Plans or proposals made for future work or tasks ; to extend outward beyond a surface or boundary ; to present or put forward in a manner to be noticed
2. Specific ideas or intended actions arranged for accomplishment ; to stick out or jut beyond an edge ; to promote or convey an image or impression to others
3. Organized schemes or jobs intended to achieve goals ; to jut out or protrude physically from a surface ; to display or communicate something clearly to an audience

Etymology: Its core idea is literal throwing. The Latin "proicere" combined "pro-", meaning forward, with "iacere", to throw, so the original image was of hurling something ahead of oneself. Its past participle "projectus" gave English its base, and the sense of something sticking out, like a ledge thrust beyond a wall, follows directly from that picture of an object thrown forward into space. The sense of a plan grew from the same image applied to time. A scheme is something cast ahead into the future, an undertaking put forward for completion. The sense of showing an image on a surface or before an audience extends the idea of throwing light or figures forward onto a screen or wall, so all three senses trace back to one physical motion.

Synonyms: plans, proposals, initiatives, endeavors, schemes

Antonyms: abandonments, cancellations