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1. (v.t.) improvise
to perform or deliver without previous preparation:
to improvise a sermon.
2. improvise
to compose (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.
3. improvise
to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available:
to improvise dinner.
4. (v.i.) improvise
to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously.
Etymology: (1820–30; It improviso improvised < L imprōvīsus=im-im -2+prōvīsus, ptp. of prōvidēre to provide)
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1. (verb) improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise
perform without preparation
"he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
2. (verb) improvise, extemporize
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
"after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
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1. (verb) improvise
to create or invent sth using whatever is available
We had no coffee filters so we improvised with some paper towels.
2. improvise
to act, sing, play an instrument, etc. without planning what to say, sing, or play; = ad-lib
Jazz musicians love to improvise.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) improvise
to compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously
2. (verb) improvise
to bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation
3. (verb) improvise
to invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone
4. (verb) improvise
to produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand
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Sense: to compose and perform (a poem, tune etc) without preparation
The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise.
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 Afrikaans: improviseer |
 Arabic: يَرْتَجِل |
 Bulgarian: импровизирам |
 Brazilian: improvisar |
 Czech: improvizovat |
 German: improvisieren |
 Danish: improvisere |
 Greek: αυτοσχεδιάζω |
 Spanish: improvisar |
 Estonian: improviseerima |
 Farsi: فی البداهه آماده کردن |
 Finnish: improvisoida |
 French: improviser |
 Hebrew: לְאַלתֵר |
 Hindi: तत्काल तैयार करना |
 Croatian: improvizirati |
 Hungarian: rögtönöz, improvizál |
 Indonesian: melakukan improvisasi |
 Icelandic: spinna; leika af fingrum |
 Italian: improvvisare |
 Japanese: 即興でする |
 Korean: 즉석에서 짓다(연주하다) |
 Lithuanian: improvizuoti |
 Latvian: improvizēt |
 Malay: secara spontan |
 Dutch: improviseren |
 Norwegian: improvisere; fantasere ov |
 Polish: improwizować |
 Persian: فی البداهه آماده کردن |
 Pashto: بې تيارۍ ويل،اجراكول ناڅا |
 Portuguese: improvisar |
 Romanian: a improviza |
 Russian: импровизировать |
 Slovak: improvizovať |
 Slovenian: improvizirati |
 Serbian: improvizovati |
 Swedish: improvisera |
 Thai: ต่งทันทีโดยไม่ได้เตรียม |
 Turkish: doğaçlamak |
 Taiwanese: 即興創作或表演 |
 Ukrainian: імпровізувати |
 Urdu: بغیر تیاری کے گانا |
 Vietnamese: ứng biến |
 Chinese: 即兴创作，即兴表演，临时准备 |
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