past and past participle
Calculated or estimated what was likely to happen in the future using information available at the time.
The company projected strong growth next year.
Analysts projected higher costs for the new factory.
American English
How to pronounce projected
verb · adjectiveB1Very common word
pruhJEHKtuhd
/pʰɹəˈʤɛk.təd̚/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of project
Projected is both the past form and the past participle of project. It is often used before a noun to mean expected or estimated.
Calculated or estimated what was likely to happen in the future using information available at the time.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
participial adjective
Describes something expected or estimated for the future.
Projected sales are higher than last year's.
The projected completion date is June 15.
past and past participle
Showed a movie, video, image, or presentation on a screen or another surface by sending light onto it.
The teacher projected the video onto the wall.
The images were projected onto a large screen.
participial adjective
Describes something shown on a screen or another surface using light.
The projected image was too small.
A projected video covered the classroom wall.
Useful expressions
a person whose job is to plan and control a project
The project manager changed the schedule.
a project done by several people working together
We have to present our group project tomorrow.