projecting

8 definitions • 7 examples

present participle of

to calculate an amount or number expected in the future from information already known:

[ + to infinitive ] Government spending is projected to rise by three percent next year.

to throw or direct something forwards, with force:

90 percent of the projected missiles will hit their target.

to sing or speak loudly and clearly:

It's a big theatre so you really have to project your voice if you're going to be heard at the back.

to cause a film, image, or light to appear on a screen or other surface:

Laser images were projected onto a screen.

to wrongly imagine that someone else is feeling a particular emotion or desire when in fact it is you who feels this way:

I suspect he's projecting his fears onto you.

If you project a particular quality, that quality is what most people notice about you:

Recently the president has sought to project a much tougher image.

to stick out over an edge or from a surface:

The hotel dining room projects out over the water.