project

/ˈprä-ˌjekt/

Middle English projecte, from Medieval Latin projectum, from Latin, neuter of projectus, past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw

noun

  1. a specific plan or design : scheme

  2. idea

  3. a planned undertaking: such as

plan design plot scheme project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation. design often suggests a particular pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony.

verb

  1. to devise in the mind : design

  2. to plan, figure, or estimate for the future

  3. to throw or cast forward : thrust

idiom

  1. to act so as to make people see one in a certain way

He tried to project himself as a strong leader.