improvise
11improvise — UK [ˈɪmprəvaɪz] / US [ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz] verb Word forms improvise : present tense I/you/we/they improvise he/she/it improvises present participle improvising past tense improvised past participle improvised 1) a) [intransitive] to do something without …
12improvise — verb ADVERB ▪ freely ▪ hastily (esp. BrE), quickly (esp. AmE) ▪ We hastily improvised a screen out of an old blanket. ▪ You can quickly improvise a shield to protect your arm …
13improvise — verb ( vised; vising) Etymology: French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from Latin improvisus, literally, unforeseen, from in + provisus, past participle of providēre to see ahead more at provide Date: 1826… …
14improvise — improviser, improvisor, n. /im preuh vuyz /, v., improvised, improvising. v.t. 1. to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech. 2. to compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music,… …
15improvise — im|pro|vise [ˈımprəvaız] v [I and T] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: improviser, from Italian, from improvviso sudden ] 1.) to do something without any preparation, because you are forced to do this by unexpected events ▪ I forgot to bring my …
16improvise — im|pro|vise [ ımprə,vaız ] verb 1. ) intransitive to do something without preparing it first, often because the situation does not allow you to prepare: She d forgotten her carefully written speech, but knew she could easily improvise. a )… …
17improvise — [19] Etymologically, if you improvise something, it is because it has not been ‘provided’ for in advance. The word comes via French improviser from the Italian adjective improvviso ‘extempore’, a descendant of Latin imprōvīsus ‘unforeseen’. This… …
18improvise — verb 1 (I) to do something without any preparation, because you are forced to do this by unexpected events: I forgot to bring the notes for my speech, so I just had to improvise. 2 (T) to make something by using whatever you can find because you… …
19improvise — im•pro•vise [[t]ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz[/t]] v. vised, vis•ing 1) mad to perform or deliver without previous preparation: to improvise a sermon[/ex] 2) mad sbz to compose (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment 3) to make, provide, or arrange from… …
20improvise — [c]/ˈɪmprəvaɪz / (say impruhvuyz) verb (improvised, improvising) –verb (t) 1. to prepare or provide offhand or hastily; extemporise: *The Bulldogs had to improvise in attack last Friday night during the close loss to Collingwood. –aap news, 2000 …
