to project
142
3.4
- verb
- /prəˈdʒɛkt/
:
proyectar
- Vehicle miles traveled for personal transportation are projected to increase by nearly 25% between 1995 and 2015.
- projected growth
- projected increase
- projected future
And it's very hard to project all possible consequences forward.
- And it's very hard to project all possible consequences forward.
- So some of these lower end jobs are projected to see strong growth going forward.
- When you expect and project a negative outcome, you end up projecting a negative energy.
- So think about that and, and, and project for it.
Examples
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At the time, the reactors in question had a projected lifetime of about 25 years.
Academic text (1999) -
A broad range of social, economic, and environmental dislocations are projected to result from this warming.
Academic text (1999) -
And it's very hard to project all possible consequences forward.
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In five years, we project new residential sales to top $200 million.
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That may be more difficult than we projected.
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Using the MIT EPPA model, researchers can project future global energy demand under a business-as-usual scenario.
Academic text (2011) -
In 2004, for example, the Population Division of the U.N. projected that Qatar's population would total 874,000 in 2050.
Academic text (2015) -
It is important to project the budget for next year accurately in order to avoid overspending.
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Experts have tried to project the effects of climate change on coastal cities over the next few decades.
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During the meeting, they will project their vision for the new community center and how it will benefit residents.
Synonyms
∞
3.8
To think about something to find an answer
∞
1.0
To decide and arrange in advance how to do something
∞
1.0
To picture something in your mind
∞
2.6
To plan and make something so it looks and works as needed
866
2.1
Invent a plan or idea in your mind
343
2.9
To imagine how something looks
164
4.1
To picture something in your mind, often a possible future
75
3.8
Form a clear picture of something in your mind
52
4.4
To imagine something as possible
13
7.3
To invent a clever plan or excuse
11
6.8
To form a picture in your mind of something not present
3
7.5
To think about an idea for a long time until it becomes clear
2
7.1
To imagine or think about something before it happens
1
4.4
To make a detailed plan for something
Imagined as a possible future or plan
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
29
2.6
A group of homes or apartment buildings that the government builds and runs for low-income families
10
4.2
Secret United States project during World War II that developed the first atomic bombs
- Specialized
5
3.7
An international project by scientists that maps all human genes
2
5.6
A large, fast project carefully planned to solve a big technical or social problem
1
6.8
A US space program in 1965 and 1966 that sends people into orbit to test ways for Apollo Moon missions
- Specialized
1
3.1
A plan showing how much money a project needs and where it will be spent
- Slang
A government project that people think wastes money, often in a spending bill
- Specialized
A project that restores damaged sea areas like coral reefs or seagrass beds
How Certain
77
3.9
812
3.0
54
2.5
142
3.4
370
2.6
254
4.8
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Project comes from old Latin parts pro- ('forward') and ject ('throw'), giving the idea of 'throwing' an idea forward in time. So, to project results or growth is to estimate or imagine what will happen in the future.