Standard Lemma guide

projects

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/
  • Received-Pronunciation, rare: /ˈpɹəʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/
  • London: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈpɹəʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/
  • Australian: /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/
  • General-American: prŏʹjĕkts'
  • General-American: prŏʹjĭkts
  • General-American: /ˈpɹɑˌd͡ʒɛkts/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɪ̈kts/
  • Canada: /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɛkts/
  • Canada: /ˈpɹoʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/
  • rhymes with -ɒdʒɛkts
  • rhymes with -əʊdʒɛkts
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: prə-jĕktsʹ
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkts/
  • rhymes with -ɛkts
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 JH EH0 K T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P R AH0 JH EH1 K T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: P R AA1 JH EH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 4: P R AH0 JH EH1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of project

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One or more high-density urban housing developments for residents having low incomes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, plural, plural-only

Qualifier: usually preceded by the

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of project

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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