Heteronym
"Project" has two different pronunciations with two different meanings. Say PROJ-ekt when it means a planned piece of work (noun), and pruh-JEKT when it means to forecast, or throw forward (verb). Which one is correct depends entirely on the sentence.
noun
PROJ-ekt
a planned piece of work
“We finished the project.”
verb
pruh-JEKT
to forecast, or throw forward
“Sales project to rise.”
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| Pronunciation | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| PROJ-ekt | noun | a planned piece of work |
| pruh-JEKT | verb | to forecast, or throw forward |
"Project" has two different pronunciations with two different meanings. Say PROJ-ekt when it means a planned piece of work (noun), and pruh-JEKT when it means to forecast, or throw forward (verb). Which one is correct depends entirely on the sentence.
Pronounced PROJ-ekt, "project" is a noun meaning a planned piece of work. For example: "We finished the project."
Pronounced pruh-JEKT, "project" is a verb meaning to forecast, or throw forward. For example: "Sales project to rise."
"Project" is a heteronym: two distinct words that happen to be spelled the same way. English spelling did not standardise around pronunciation, so unrelated words sometimes converged on one spelling while keeping separate sounds.
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