Definition of improvise in English:

improvise

verb ˈɪmprəvʌɪzˈɪmprəˌvaɪz

[with object]

1Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.
he invited actors to improvise dialogue
no object he was improvising to a backing of guitar chords
Example sentencesExamples
- Oh well, perhaps some ballets possibly do look as though the dancers were gallantly improvising.
- Cassavetes also sometimes includes partially improvised scenes in the finished film.
- Clark says audiences are more open to improvised music than people think.
- He was encouraged to improvise around a script.
- We continued to let the music swell and move, and began to improvise, creating our own music.
- In freely improvised music, its roots are in occasion rather than place.
- At many of these events, advanced students spontaneously improvise solos or duets based on a theme given by audience members.
- Seemingly improvised banter is shared across a table as Jarmusch urges us to sit back and watch the magic unfold.
- A very rough treatment was written, but most of the film was improvised on the spot.
- How much of the plot and the scenes were improvised by the ensemble?
- The teacher improvises at the piano during the games, but suggestions are given for compositions that could be played.
- The dialogue was improvised entirely by the actors, and the cinematography is entirely static.
- The studios have pianists and sometimes drummers or other musicians who improvise as the dancers dance.
- Was there a script, or was the plot mostly improvised during shooting?
- Sometimes improvised music seems like a selfish display of skills.
- Poulenc composed essentially by improvising at the piano.
- The dialogue was mostly improvised yet feels natural and unforced.
- What are the pros and cons of having the cast improvising around the scripts?
- He improvised the music from the feelings he had and then he reintroduced the text.
- Working with these gags in mind, the performers still retain the freedom to completely improvise the dialogue.
Synonyms
extemporize, ad lib, speak impromptu, make it up as one goes along, think on one's feet, take it as it comes
informal speak off the cuff, speak off the top of one's head, play it by ear, busk it, wing it
impromptu, improvisational, improvisatory, unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, spontaneous, unstudied, unpremeditated, unarranged, unplanned, on the spot, ad lib
Latin ad libitum
informal off-the-cuff, spur of the moment
rare improvisatorial
1. 1.1 Produce or make (something) from whatever is available.
  I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress
  Example sentencesExamples
  They're living without power so they're lighting candles at night, they're smoking, some are improvising their cooking.
  In Kindamba he improvised a splint from palm branches and asked a carpenter to make another, around which tarpaulin would be wrapped.
  And thus ends my hastily improvised day, which I couldn't have planned any better.
  The neighborhood carpenter would improvise a coffin with wood that sometimes came off of somebody's wall or chicken coup.
  The insurgents who were there have vanished, leaving improvised explosive devices buried everywhere.
  People improvised large-scale meals out of food that might otherwise have spoiled and fed entire streets.
  If the ground is frozen solid, you improvise ways to drive a tent stake deep enough…
  So Bob improvised his meals based off whatever he could find being cooked on the line, or stored in the icebox.
  Stopped by a police officer, Page had to improvise an accent.
  There will surely be more of these improvised intra-European coalitions of the willing.
  Overtaken by the darkness, he had thrown his force into some of the houses and improvised a sort of fort.
  This was somewhat unexpected so I improvised a torch from my shirt and a tree branch.
  So many American troops and others have been killed by those improvised explosive devices.
  Their son, who is five, is able to improvise a whole range of superheroes from whatever is lying around the house.
  At other locations protesters were seen digging up cobbles to throw at police and several tried to pull down fences to make improvised weapons.
  A tiny girl outdid them all by improvising a skirt from her brawny boyfriend's wind-cheater, with the collar zipped smugly round her waist and the sleeves turned inwards, the cuffs dangling well below the hemline!
  In most cases, soldiers improvised solutions to keep the offensive rolling.
  Jack knows how to improvise solutions from the materials at hand, although he's a better engineer than he is a social psychologist.
  To go with it, I decided to use up a couple of nectarines that were laying around, and I improvised a little tart.
  On the streets youngsters improvise toys, carving tin cars from US AID containers, or play skittles with empty shells cases.
  Synonyms
  contrive, devise, throw together, cobble together, concoct, rig, jury-rig, put together
  British informal knock up
  informal whip up, fix up, rustle up
  makeshift, thrown together, cobbled together, devised, rigged, jury-rigged, rough and ready, make-do, emergency, stopgap, temporary, short-term, pro tem
  Latin ad hoc, pro tempore, ad interim

Derivatives

improvisatorial

adjective -zəˈtɔːrɪəl

improvisatory

adjective ˌɪmprəvʌɪˈzeɪt(ə)ri

Created and performed spontaneously or without preparation.
a film shot in a highly improvisatory style
Example sentencesExamples
- showstopping improvisatory solos
- There is scarcely a single field in music that has remained unaffected by improvisation, scarcely a single musical technique or form of composition that did not originate in improvisatory practice.
- His performances were often freely given late at night, off-the-cuff, with an improvisatory air.
- When she is ready to begin, it begins; the process is spontaneous and improvisatory.

improviser

noun ˈɪmprəvʌɪzəˈɪmprəˌvaɪzər

San Francisco's Mimi Fox will discuss and demonstrate her guitar style while Chicago's Wheatbread Johnson will invite beginners and improvisers to play around with Chicago blues.
Example sentencesExamples
- Starting this Thursday, the intrepid improvisers launch a new ‘comedy experiment.’
- ‘I love and am intrigued by composers like John Cage and improvisers like Evan Parker and Derek Bailey,’ she confesses.
- From 1974 until about 1990, a large part of my compositional time was spent devising music for improvisers, what I now call ‘game pieces.’
- The improvisers must be quick of thought, but also high in energy; they must remain on high alert for hours, allowing them to react with some confidence and, hopefully, some humour.

Origin

Early 19th century (earlier (late 18th century) as improvisation): from French improviser or its source, Italian improvvisare, from improvviso 'extempore', from Latin improvisus 'unforeseen', based on provisus, past participle of providere 'make preparation for'.

Definition of improvise in US English:

improvise

verbˈɪmprəˌvaɪzˈimprəˌvīz

[with object]

1Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.
no object he was improvising to a backing of guitar chords
the ability to improvise operatic arias in any given style
Example sentencesExamples
- A very rough treatment was written, but most of the film was improvised on the spot.
- Clark says audiences are more open to improvised music than people think.
- The dialogue was improvised entirely by the actors, and the cinematography is entirely static.
- Cassavetes also sometimes includes partially improvised scenes in the finished film.
- In freely improvised music, its roots are in occasion rather than place.
- What are the pros and cons of having the cast improvising around the scripts?
- We continued to let the music swell and move, and began to improvise, creating our own music.
- He improvised the music from the feelings he had and then he reintroduced the text.
- At many of these events, advanced students spontaneously improvise solos or duets based on a theme given by audience members.
- Oh well, perhaps some ballets possibly do look as though the dancers were gallantly improvising.
- The studios have pianists and sometimes drummers or other musicians who improvise as the dancers dance.
- How much of the plot and the scenes were improvised by the ensemble?
- Working with these gags in mind, the performers still retain the freedom to completely improvise the dialogue.
- He was encouraged to improvise around a script.
- The teacher improvises at the piano during the games, but suggestions are given for compositions that could be played.
- Sometimes improvised music seems like a selfish display of skills.
- Seemingly improvised banter is shared across a table as Jarmusch urges us to sit back and watch the magic unfold.
- Was there a script, or was the plot mostly improvised during shooting?
- Poulenc composed essentially by improvising at the piano.
- The dialogue was mostly improvised yet feels natural and unforced.
Synonyms
extemporize, ad lib, speak impromptu, make it up as one goes along, think on one's feet, take it as it comes
impromptu, improvisational, improvisatory, unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, spontaneous, unstudied, unpremeditated, unarranged, unplanned, on the spot, ad lib
1. 1.1 Produce or make (something) from whatever is available.
  I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress
  Example sentencesExamples
  The neighborhood carpenter would improvise a coffin with wood that sometimes came off of somebody's wall or chicken coup.
  In Kindamba he improvised a splint from palm branches and asked a carpenter to make another, around which tarpaulin would be wrapped.
  There will surely be more of these improvised intra-European coalitions of the willing.
  A tiny girl outdid them all by improvising a skirt from her brawny boyfriend's wind-cheater, with the collar zipped smugly round her waist and the sleeves turned inwards, the cuffs dangling well below the hemline!
  So many American troops and others have been killed by those improvised explosive devices.
  The insurgents who were there have vanished, leaving improvised explosive devices buried everywhere.
  Overtaken by the darkness, he had thrown his force into some of the houses and improvised a sort of fort.
  People improvised large-scale meals out of food that might otherwise have spoiled and fed entire streets.
  On the streets youngsters improvise toys, carving tin cars from US AID containers, or play skittles with empty shells cases.
  Their son, who is five, is able to improvise a whole range of superheroes from whatever is lying around the house.
  At other locations protesters were seen digging up cobbles to throw at police and several tried to pull down fences to make improvised weapons.
  To go with it, I decided to use up a couple of nectarines that were laying around, and I improvised a little tart.
  Jack knows how to improvise solutions from the materials at hand, although he's a better engineer than he is a social psychologist.
  This was somewhat unexpected so I improvised a torch from my shirt and a tree branch.
  And thus ends my hastily improvised day, which I couldn't have planned any better.
  In most cases, soldiers improvised solutions to keep the offensive rolling.
  If the ground is frozen solid, you improvise ways to drive a tent stake deep enough…
  So Bob improvised his meals based off whatever he could find being cooked on the line, or stored in the icebox.
  They're living without power so they're lighting candles at night, they're smoking, some are improvising their cooking.
  Stopped by a police officer, Page had to improvise an accent.
  Synonyms
  contrive, devise, throw together, cobble together, concoct, rig, jury-rig, put together
  makeshift, thrown together, cobbled together, devised, rigged, jury-rigged, rough and ready, make-do, emergency, stopgap, temporary, short-term, pro tem

Origin

Early 19th century (earlier ( late 18th century) as improvisation): from French improviser or its source, Italian improvvisare, from improvviso ‘extempore’, from Latin improvisus ‘unforeseen’, based on provisus, past participle of providere ‘make preparation for’.

单词	improvise
释义	Definition of improvise in English: improvise verb ˈɪmprəvʌɪzˈɪmprəˌvaɪz [with object] 1Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. he invited actors to improvise dialogue no object he was improvising to a backing of guitar chords Example sentencesExamples Oh well, perhaps some ballets possibly do look as though the dancers were gallantly improvising. Cassavetes also sometimes includes partially improvised scenes in the finished film. Clark says audiences are more open to improvised music than people think. He was encouraged to improvise around a script. We continued to let the music swell and move, and began to improvise, creating our own music. In freely improvised music, its roots are in occasion rather than place. At many of these events, advanced students spontaneously improvise solos or duets based on a theme given by audience members. Seemingly improvised banter is shared across a table as Jarmusch urges us to sit back and watch the magic unfold. A very rough treatment was written, but most of the film was improvised on the spot. How much of the plot and the scenes were improvised by the ensemble? The teacher improvises at the piano during the games, but suggestions are given for compositions that could be played. The dialogue was improvised entirely by the actors, and the cinematography is entirely static. The studios have pianists and sometimes drummers or other musicians who improvise as the dancers dance. Was there a script, or was the plot mostly improvised during shooting? Sometimes improvised music seems like a selfish display of skills. Poulenc composed essentially by improvising at the piano. The dialogue was mostly improvised yet feels natural and unforced. What are the pros and cons of having the cast improvising around the scripts? He improvised the music from the feelings he had and then he reintroduced the text. Working with these gags in mind, the performers still retain the freedom to completely improvise the dialogue. Synonyms extemporize, ad lib, speak impromptu, make it up as one goes along, think on one's feet, take it as it comes informal speak off the cuff, speak off the top of one's head, play it by ear, busk it, wing it impromptu, improvisational, improvisatory, unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, spontaneous, unstudied, unpremeditated, unarranged, unplanned, on the spot, ad lib Latin ad libitum informal off-the-cuff, spur of the moment rare improvisatorial 1.1 Produce or make (something) from whatever is available. I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress Example sentencesExamples They're living without power so they're lighting candles at night, they're smoking, some are improvising their cooking. In Kindamba he improvised a splint from palm branches and asked a carpenter to make another, around which tarpaulin would be wrapped. And thus ends my hastily improvised day, which I couldn't have planned any better. The neighborhood carpenter would improvise a coffin with wood that sometimes came off of somebody's wall or chicken coup. The insurgents who were there have vanished, leaving improvised explosive devices buried everywhere. People improvised large-scale meals out of food that might otherwise have spoiled and fed entire streets. If the ground is frozen solid, you improvise ways to drive a tent stake deep enough… So Bob improvised his meals based off whatever he could find being cooked on the line, or stored in the icebox. Stopped by a police officer, Page had to improvise an accent. There will surely be more of these improvised intra-European coalitions of the willing. Overtaken by the darkness, he had thrown his force into some of the houses and improvised a sort of fort. This was somewhat unexpected so I improvised a torch from my shirt and a tree branch. So many American troops and others have been killed by those improvised explosive devices. Their son, who is five, is able to improvise a whole range of superheroes from whatever is lying around the house. At other locations protesters were seen digging up cobbles to throw at police and several tried to pull down fences to make improvised weapons. A tiny girl outdid them all by improvising a skirt from her brawny boyfriend's wind-cheater, with the collar zipped smugly round her waist and the sleeves turned inwards, the cuffs dangling well below the hemline! In most cases, soldiers improvised solutions to keep the offensive rolling. Jack knows how to improvise solutions from the materials at hand, although he's a better engineer than he is a social psychologist. To go with it, I decided to use up a couple of nectarines that were laying around, and I improvised a little tart. On the streets youngsters improvise toys, carving tin cars from US AID containers, or play skittles with empty shells cases. Synonyms contrive, devise, throw together, cobble together, concoct, rig, jury-rig, put together British informal knock up informal whip up, fix up, rustle up makeshift, thrown together, cobbled together, devised, rigged, jury-rigged, rough and ready, make-do, emergency, stopgap, temporary, short-term, pro tem Latin ad hoc, pro tempore, ad interim Derivatives improvisatorial adjective -zəˈtɔːrɪəl improvisatory adjective ˌɪmprəvʌɪˈzeɪt(ə)ri Created and performed spontaneously or without preparation. a film shot in a highly improvisatory style Example sentencesExamples showstopping improvisatory solos There is scarcely a single field in music that has remained unaffected by improvisation, scarcely a single musical technique or form of composition that did not originate in improvisatory practice. His performances were often freely given late at night, off-the-cuff, with an improvisatory air. When she is ready to begin, it begins; the process is spontaneous and improvisatory. improviser noun ˈɪmprəvʌɪzəˈɪmprəˌvaɪzər San Francisco's Mimi Fox will discuss and demonstrate her guitar style while Chicago's Wheatbread Johnson will invite beginners and improvisers to play around with Chicago blues. Example sentencesExamples Starting this Thursday, the intrepid improvisers launch a new ‘comedy experiment.’ ‘I love and am intrigued by composers like John Cage and improvisers like Evan Parker and Derek Bailey,’ she confesses. From 1974 until about 1990, a large part of my compositional time was spent devising music for improvisers, what I now call ‘game pieces.’ The improvisers must be quick of thought, but also high in energy; they must remain on high alert for hours, allowing them to react with some confidence and, hopefully, some humour. Origin Early 19th century (earlier (late 18th century) as improvisation): from French improviser or its source, Italian improvvisare, from improvviso 'extempore', from Latin improvisus 'unforeseen', based on provisus, past participle of providere 'make preparation for'. Definition of improvise in US English: improvise verbˈɪmprəˌvaɪzˈimprəˌvīz [with object] 1Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. no object he was improvising to a backing of guitar chords the ability to improvise operatic arias in any given style Example sentencesExamples A very rough treatment was written, but most of the film was improvised on the spot. Clark says audiences are more open to improvised music than people think. The dialogue was improvised entirely by the actors, and the cinematography is entirely static. Cassavetes also sometimes includes partially improvised scenes in the finished film. In freely improvised music, its roots are in occasion rather than place. What are the pros and cons of having the cast improvising around the scripts? We continued to let the music swell and move, and began to improvise, creating our own music. He improvised the music from the feelings he had and then he reintroduced the text. At many of these events, advanced students spontaneously improvise solos or duets based on a theme given by audience members. Oh well, perhaps some ballets possibly do look as though the dancers were gallantly improvising. The studios have pianists and sometimes drummers or other musicians who improvise as the dancers dance. How much of the plot and the scenes were improvised by the ensemble? Working with these gags in mind, the performers still retain the freedom to completely improvise the dialogue. He was encouraged to improvise around a script. The teacher improvises at the piano during the games, but suggestions are given for compositions that could be played. Sometimes improvised music seems like a selfish display of skills. Seemingly improvised banter is shared across a table as Jarmusch urges us to sit back and watch the magic unfold. Was there a script, or was the plot mostly improvised during shooting? Poulenc composed essentially by improvising at the piano. The dialogue was mostly improvised yet feels natural and unforced. Synonyms extemporize, ad lib, speak impromptu, make it up as one goes along, think on one's feet, take it as it comes impromptu, improvisational, improvisatory, unrehearsed, unprepared, unscripted, extempore, extemporized, spontaneous, unstudied, unpremeditated, unarranged, unplanned, on the spot, ad lib 1.1 Produce or make (something) from whatever is available. I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress Example sentencesExamples The neighborhood carpenter would improvise a coffin with wood that sometimes came off of somebody's wall or chicken coup. In Kindamba he improvised a splint from palm branches and asked a carpenter to make another, around which tarpaulin would be wrapped. There will surely be more of these improvised intra-European coalitions of the willing. A tiny girl outdid them all by improvising a skirt from her brawny boyfriend's wind-cheater, with the collar zipped smugly round her waist and the sleeves turned inwards, the cuffs dangling well below the hemline! So many American troops and others have been killed by those improvised explosive devices. The insurgents who were there have vanished, leaving improvised explosive devices buried everywhere. Overtaken by the darkness, he had thrown his force into some of the houses and improvised a sort of fort. People improvised large-scale meals out of food that might otherwise have spoiled and fed entire streets. On the streets youngsters improvise toys, carving tin cars from US AID containers, or play skittles with empty shells cases. Their son, who is five, is able to improvise a whole range of superheroes from whatever is lying around the house. At other locations protesters were seen digging up cobbles to throw at police and several tried to pull down fences to make improvised weapons. To go with it, I decided to use up a couple of nectarines that were laying around, and I improvised a little tart. Jack knows how to improvise solutions from the materials at hand, although he's a better engineer than he is a social psychologist. This was somewhat unexpected so I improvised a torch from my shirt and a tree branch. And thus ends my hastily improvised day, which I couldn't have planned any better. In most cases, soldiers improvised solutions to keep the offensive rolling. If the ground is frozen solid, you improvise ways to drive a tent stake deep enough… So Bob improvised his meals based off whatever he could find being cooked on the line, or stored in the icebox. They're living without power so they're lighting candles at night, they're smoking, some are improvising their cooking. Stopped by a police officer, Page had to improvise an accent. Synonyms contrive, devise, throw together, cobble together, concoct, rig, jury-rig, put together makeshift, thrown together, cobbled together, devised, rigged, jury-rigged, rough and ready, make-do, emergency, stopgap, temporary, short-term, pro tem Origin Early 19th century (earlier ( late 18th century) as improvisation): from French improviser or its source, Italian improvvisare, from improvviso ‘extempore’, from Latin improvisus ‘unforeseen’, based on provisus, past participle of providere ‘make preparation for’.
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