improvise
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See also improvisé
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
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 [edit]
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Translations [edit]
to make something up as one goes on
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French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɛ̃.pʁɔ.viz/
Verb [edit]
improvise
- first-person singular present indicative of improviser
- third-person singular present indicative of improviser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of improviser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of improviser
- second-person singular imperative of improviser
Galician [edit]
Verb [edit]
improvise
- first-person singular present subjunctive of improvisar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of improvisar
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
imprōvīse
- vocative masculine singular of imprōvīsus
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
improvise (infinitive improvisar)
- 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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- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
