French word

projeter

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁoʒəte/

Meaning

  • verbplan

Example

Nous projetons d'acheter une maison l'année prochaine.

We plan to buy a house next year.

Illustration for projeter (plan)

More examples

Ils projettent un déménagement à la fin du mois.

They are planning a move at the end of the month.

Core concept

A future destination marked out with the steps and arrangements needed to reach it.

Common phrases

  • projeter de

    plan to

  • projeter un déménagement

    plan a move

  • projeter l'achat d'une voiture

    plan to buy a car

Similar words

envisager: Considering a future possibility and thinking through possible ways to handle it.
prévoir: Anticipating future events or needs and preparing for them in advance.
planifier: Organizing tasks by sequence and assigning them dates in a schedule.
préparer: Arranging the materials and completing the formalities needed for an activity.

Definition in French

Avoir l'intention de réaliser quelque chose et mettre en place les étapes nécessaires pour y parvenir; exprime souvent une préparation active plutôt qu'une simple idée.

Word origin

French projeter comes from Latin proiectare, formed from pro, meaning 'forward', and jacere, meaning 'to throw'.

Usage tips

  • For a planned action, projeter normally takes de before an infinitive, as in projeter d'acheter, rather than à.

Other meanings

  • projectverb
  • screenverb

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