PROJECT


Meaning of PROJECT in English

I.

noun

1 planned piece of work

ADJECTIVE

▪ ambitious , big , huge , large , large-scale , major , massive

He embarked on an ambitious ~ to translate all the works of Plato.

▪ small

▪ exciting , important , interesting

▪ new

▪ worthwhile

▪ successful

▪ failed , unsuccessful

▪ collaborative , cooperative , joint

▪ solo

▪ community , public

▪ pilot

a successful six-month pilot ~

▪ long-term , ongoing

▪ research

They've set up a research ~ to investigate the harmful effects of air pollution.

▪ building , construction , renovation , restoration

At present there are five major new building ~s being undertaken nationwide.

▪ housing ( AmE )

▪ capital , investment

▪ development , educational , environmental

▪ pet

The wedding became her pet ~, and she spent hours organizing it.

VERB + PROJECT

▪ get off the ground , implement , initiate , set up , start

He needed some financial assistance from the bank to get his ~ off the ground.

▪ carry out , undertake

▪ coordinate , lead , manage , oversee , run

▪ complete , finish

▪ conceive , design , develop , plan

▪ launch

▪ finance , fund , sponsor , support

▪ abandon

PROJECT + VERB

▪ aim to , be aimed at sth

The ~ aims to reduce homelessness.

PROJECT + NOUN

▪ management

▪ coordinator , director , leader , manager , team

▪ architect , engineer , etc.

▪ budget , cost , schedule , specifications

▪ work

PHRASES

▪ the aim of the ~

The aims of the ~ are threefold … 

▪ sb's current ~ , sb's latest ~ , sb's next ~

2 piece of school work

ADJECTIVE

▪ class , school

▪ French , history , etc.

▪ thesis ( AmE )

VERB + PROJECT

▪ do

PROJECT + NOUN

▪ work

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ on

My class is doing a ~ on medieval towns.

II.

verb

Project is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ confidence , ↑ image , ↑ picture , ↑ sale , ↑ surplus , ↑ voice

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .