Front | improvise |
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Back | im‧pro‧vise /ˈɪmprəvaɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive] 1to do something without any preparation, because you are forced to do this by unexpected events: I forgot to bring my notes, so I had to improvise. 2to make something by using whatever you can find because you do not have the equipment or materials that you need: There were no nappies, so we had to improvise with what we could find. Annie improvised a sandpit for the children. 3to invent music, words, a statement etc from your imagination, rather than planning or preparing it first: I just started playing, and the other guys started improvising around me. an improvised sketch —improvisation /ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ɪmˌprɑːvə-/ noun [uncountable and countable] |
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