Collocation
start a project
to begin work on a planned piece of work or activity, often with a goal and steps
Definition
'start a project' is a common English collocation. to begin work on a planned piece of work or activity, often with a goal and steps
start + a project
“We are going to start a project to improve the school garden.”
Examples
- Let’s start a project to organize the storage room this weekend.
- I want to start a project that helps my neighbors recycle more.
- We started a project to redesign the company website last month.
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- She is starting a project for her science class on renewable energy.
- They will start a project with the local museum to record oral histories.
- After the meeting, we decided to start a project focused on customer support training.
- Before you start a project, make sure you understand the budget limits.
- The team agreed to start a project only after the contract was signed.
- He started a project with ambitious goals but no clear schedule, which caused delays.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder