project
to throw forward; plan or estimate
Roots
Other words with the ject root
- abject: miserable, degraded, or hopeless
- conjectural: based on guesswork rather than proof
- conjecture: a guess based on incomplete evidence
- dejected: sad and low-spirited
- eject: to throw out
- interject: to throw a remark into a conversation
- jettison: to throw away or discard
Pro- gives forward and ject gives throw. Project throws an image, plan, or guess forward.
The chart projected steady growth for the next year.
Project is the forward member of the throwing family. A projector throws an image forward; a planner throws a possibility into the future.