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improvise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ad-lib, extemporise, extemporize, improvize |
| Type of | do, execute, perform |
| Derivation | improvisation |
Examples of improvise
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Grant the verb knew only how to act, to move, to improvise, to seize the moment.
From the time.com
Klein was sacked twice, and consistently had to improvise plays against pressure.
From the kansas.com
That allowed us to be comfortable enough to improvise, and that is so much fun.
From the ocregister.com
He was able to improvise in a compositional way, playing sparse, terse phrases.
From the guardian.co.uk
He prefers to improvise while driving to the basket, a nod to his New York roots.
From the dailynews.com
But acting out stories, realising I could improvise, opened up a whole new world.
From the metro.co.uk
The ESTP is open to situations, able to improvise to bring about desired results.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The skill is to know the piece so well that you can improvise for a split second.
From the guardian.co.uk
When I improvise, foul things often come out of my mouth that aren't on the page.
From the post-gazette.com
- Perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
- Manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
- (improvised) done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
- (improvisation) a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
- (improvisation) an unplanned expedient
- (Improvises) Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. ...
- (Improvisation (music)) Musical improvisation (also known as Musical Extemporization) is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other ...
- (Improvisation (theatre)) Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of theatre in which the improvisational actors/ improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously. ...
- 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
