English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition project in British English

project noun

[countable] noun
/ˈprɒdʒekt/

▪ ambitious, collaborative, individual, innovative, joint, large-scale, major, minor, special, specific

1

a planned piece of work that has a particular aim, especially one that is organized by a government, company, or other organization

Example

an energy conservation project

Example

a French-inspired project for European cooperation in high technologies

Example

an ambitious project to modernize the road network

Example

The first phase of the engineering project is now complete.

Example

It is one of the biggest dam construction projects ever undertaken in Indonesia.

Example

The Minister of Culture's pet project is a new arts centre for the city.

Synonyms and related words
1.1

a piece of work that involves collecting detailed information about something

Example

Students must also complete a project on a topic of their own choice.

Example

The university has a new research project to study language development in babies.

Synonyms and related words
Definition project in British English