Definitions for improvise
ˈɪm prəˌvaɪzim·pro·vise

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporiseverb

   perform without preparation

   "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

2. improvise, extemporizeverb

   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. Improviseverb

   To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on short notice, without previous preparation and with no known precedent as a guide.

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1. improviseverb

   To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, instinct, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

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1. improvise

   Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of improvisation can apply to many different faculties, across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines; see Applied improvisation. Improvisation also exists outside the arts. Improvisation in engineering is to solve a problem with the tools and materials immediately at hand. Improvised weapons are often used by guerrillas, insurgents and criminals.

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1. improvise

   To improvise means to create, develop, or perform something spontaneously or without prior preparation or planning. It often involves creativity and quick-thinking to adapt or respond to unexpected or unpredictable situations. This term is commonly used in reference to music, comedy, drama, or other forms of performance, but can also apply to a variety of other contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Improviseverb

   to compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously

2. Improviseverb

   to bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation

3. Improviseverb

   to invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone

4. Improviseverb

   to produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand

5. Etymology: [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See Proviso.]

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of improvise in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of improvise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of improvise in a Sentence

1. Martin Mull:

   Fred and I could improvise together. We could go off script, he was a genius.

2. Melissa McCarthy:

   I think it's really fun. We worked really, really hard on the script. We're constantly changing it at the end of each night of shooting, we re-evaluate has anything changed today that may affect the work tomorrow, we improvise tiny little bits. I improvise a lot but it never strays away from that map.

3. Wayne Riley:

   You make it up, you improvise, you get creative in the times of disaster and epidemic. there's a lot of things that keep me up at night.

4. Lindsay Bull:

   I got lucky to land in a hospital that employs what has to be the best orthopedic surgeon in Utah. He was able to improvise and come up with a solution that should result in full use of my hand. I can’t explain the level of admiration I have for that man, I’m being treated aggressively with antibiotics, which I’m thankful the Infectious Disease staff here were prepared to do. Lastly, I’ve had the most wonderful nursing staff that have made me feel safe and comfortable since I got here. I definitely want to thank everyone that has reached out and for doing so, as well; it’s made recovery feel so much more manageable!

5. Wayne Riley:

   We're really taking a lot of tactics from military medicine to do this disaster medicine, you make it up, you improvise, you get creative in the times of disaster and epidemic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=improvise
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=improvise
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Improvise
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvise
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/improvise