- project
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 planned piece of workADJECTIVE▪ ambitious, big, huge, large, large-scale, major, massive▪
He embarked on an ambitious project 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 project
▪ long-term, ongoing▪ research▪They've set up a research project to investigate the harmful effects of air pollution.
▪ building, construction, renovation, restoration▪At present there are five major new building projects being undertaken nationwide.
▪ housing (AmE)▪ capital, investment▪ development, educational, environmental▪ pet▪The wedding became her pet project, 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 project off the ground.
▪ carry out, undertake▪ coordinate, lead, manage, oversee, run▪ complete, finish▪ conceive, design, develop, plan▪ launch▪ finance, fund, sponsor, support▪ abandonPROJECT + VERB▪ aim to, be aimed at sth▪The project aims to reduce homelessness.
PROJECT + NOUN▪ management▪ coordinator, director, leader, manager, team▪ architect, engineer, etc.▪ budget, cost, schedule, specifications▪ workPHRASES▪ the aim of the project▪The aims of the project are threefold …
▪ sb's current project, sb's latest project, sb's next project2 piece of school workADJECTIVE▪ class, school▪ French, history, etc.▪ thesis (AmE)VERB + PROJECT▪ doPROJECT + NOUN▪ workPREPOSITION▪ project on▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}My class is doing a project on medieval towns.
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Collocations dictionary. 2013.
