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improvise
English
Etymology
From French improviser. Ultimately from Latin improvisus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mp??va?z/
Verb
improvise (third-person singular simple present improvises, present participle improvising, simple past and past participle improvised)
- 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.
- He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.
- They improvised a simple shelter with branches and the rope they were carrying.
- She improvised a lovely solo.
Synonyms
- fly by the seat of one's pants, play by ear, punt, think on one's feet, wing it
Derived terms
- improvisation
- improvisational
- improvisatory
Translations
See also
- extemporaneous
- impromptu
- off the cuff
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.viz/
Verb
improvise
- first-person singular present indicative of improviser
- third-person singular present indicative of improviser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of improviser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of improviser
- second-person singular imperative of improviser
Galician
Verb
improvise
- first-person singular present subjunctive of improvisar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of improvisar
Latin
Adjective
impr?v?se
- vocative masculine singular of impr?v?sus
References
- improvise in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- improvise in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Verb
improvise
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of improvisar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of improvisar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of improvisar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of improvisar
Spanish
Verb
improvise
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of improvisar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of improvisar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of improvisar.
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