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projected

proj·ect
P p

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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [noun proj-ekt, -ikt; verb pruh-jekt]
    • /noun ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt, -ɪkt; verb prəˈdʒɛkt/
    • /prəˈdʒek.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun proj-ekt, -ikt; verb pruh-jekt]
    • /noun ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt, -ɪkt; verb prəˈdʒɛkt/

Definitions of projected word

  • noun projected something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme. 1
  • noun projected a large or major undertaking, especially one involving considerable money, personnel, and equipment. 1
  • noun projected a specific task of investigation, especially in scholarship. 1
  • noun projected Education. a supplementary, long-term educational assignment necessitating personal initiative, undertaken by an individual student or a group of students. 1
  • noun projected Often, projects. housing project. 1
  • verb with object projected to propose, contemplate, or plan. 1

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Origin of projected

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (noun) Middle English project(e) design, plan < Medieval Latin prōjectum, Latin: projecting part, noun use of neuter of Latin prōjectus, past participle of prōicere to throw forward, extend, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw; (v.) late Middle English project(e) (past participle) extended, projected < Latin prōjectus

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Parts of speech for Projected

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

projected popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for projected

adj projected

  • aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
  • cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
  • in the making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.

adjective projected

  • anticipated — If an event, especially a cultural event, is eagerly anticipated, people expect that it will be very good, exciting, or interesting.
  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • designful — full of design or intention
  • envisioned — Simple past tense and past participle of envision.

verb projected

  • beetled — Projecting over.
  • catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
  • diagrammed — Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
  • extrapolated — Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate.
  • extruded — Simple past tense and past participle of extrude.

noun projected

  • comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
  • jobbed — a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.

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