improvise (Meaning)
improvise (v)
perform without preparation
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
improvise (v. t.)
To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.
To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation.
To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.
improvise (v. i.)
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand.
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improvise Sentence Examples
- The musicians had to improvise a new melody on the spot when their instruments broke down.
- The chef improvised a delicious dish with whatever ingredients were left in the kitchen.
- The actor improvised a scene when his stage partner forgot their lines.
- The engineer improvised a solution to the problem by using a paper clip instead of a missing screw.
- The students improvised a presentation when their projector malfunctioned.
- The dancers improvised a routine on the fly when the music started playing unexpectedly.
- The singer improvised a soulful rendition of a popular song, captivating the audience.
- The teacher improvised a lesson plan when the original one proved inadequate.
- The construction workers improvised a way to lift a heavy object without any heavy machinery.
- The scientists improvised a new experiment when their hypothesis proved incorrect.
FAQs About the word improvise
perform without preparation, manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at handTo compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extempo
concoct, extemporize,devise, manufacture, hatch, clap (together or up), ad-lib, invent,fake, fabricate
prepare, consider, ready, arrange, consider, prepare, lay, ready, lay, arrange
The musicians had to improvise a new melody on the spot when their instruments broke down.
The chef improvised a delicious dish with whatever ingredients were left in the kitchen.
The actor improvised a scene when his stage partner forgot their lines.
The engineer improvised a solution to the problem by using a paper clip instead of a missing screw.
