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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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
devise, concoct, extemporize, hatch, invent,fake, manufacture, clap (together or up), ad-lib, think (up)
prepare, lay, arrange, lay, consider,prepare, ready, arrange, ready, consider
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.
