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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pro•vised (im′prə vīzd′),USA pronunciation adj. - made or said without previous preparation:an improvised skit.
- 1830–40; improvise + -ed2
unpremeditated, unrehearsed, unprepared. See extemporaneous. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pro•vise /ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz/USA pronunciation v., -vised, -vis•ing. - Music and Danceto perform without preparation: [~ + object]The teacher stood before his class and improvised a lecture.[no object]Good jazz musicians can improvise for any length of time.
- to make, provide, or arrange (something) from available materials: [~ + object]to improvise a dinner from the leftovers.[no object]Good teachers know how to improvise.
im•prov•i•sa•tion /ɪmˌprɑvəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]The comedian was good at improvisation.[countable]The musician performed a few improvisations on a theme. im•prov•i•sa•tion•al /ɪmˌprɑvəˈzeɪʃənəl/USA pronunciation adj.: improvisational humor. im•pro•vis•er, im•pro•vi•sor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pro•vise (im′prə vīz′),USA pronunciation v., -vised, -vis•ing. v.t. - Music and Danceto compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation;
extemporize:to improvise an acceptance speech. - Music and Dance, Show Businessto compose, play, recite, or sing (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.
- to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available:We improvised a dinner from yesterday's leftovers.
v.i. - Music and Dance, Show Businessto compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously:When the actor forgot his lines he had to improvise.
- Latin imprōvīsus, equivalent. to im- im-2 + prōvīsus past participle of prōvidēre to see beforehand, prepare, provide for (a future circumstance). See proviso
- French improviser, or its source, Italian improvisare (later improvvisare), verb, verbal derivative of improviso improvised
- 1820–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: improvise /ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz/ vb - to perform or make quickly from materials and sources available, without previous planning
- to perform (a poem, play, piece of music, etc), composing as one goes along
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian improvvisare, from Latin imprōvīsus unforeseen, from im- (not) + prōvīsus, from prōvidēre to foresee; see provideˈimproˌviser n |