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(improvises, improvising, improvised) 1. If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don’t have one, improvise... The vet had improvised a harness... ...an improvised stone shelter. VERB: V, V n, V-ed • improvisation (improvisations) Funds were not abundant and clever improvisation was necessary. N-VAR 2. When performers improvise, they invent music or words as they play, sing, or speak. I asked her what the piece was and she said, ‘Oh, I’m just improvising’... Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer... I think that the art of a storyteller is to take the story and improvise on it. VERB: V, V n, V on n • improvisation (improvisations) ...an improvisation on ‘Jingle Bells’. N-VAR: oft N on n
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verb (-vised; -vising) Etymology: French ~r, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from Latin improvisus, literally, unforeseen, from in- + provisus, past participle of providere to see ahead — more at provide Date: 1826 transitive verb 1. to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously 2. to make, invent, or arrange offhand 3. to make or fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand ~ a meal intransitive verb to ~ something • ~r or improvisor noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. (also absol.) 1 compose or perform (music, verse, etc.) extempore. 2 provide or construct (a thing) extempore. Derivatives improvisation n. improvisational adj. improvisatorial adj. improvisatory adj. improviser n. Etymology: F improviser or It. improvvisare f. improvviso extempore, f. L improvisus past part. (as IN-(1), PROVIDE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. импровизировать to improvise on the organ —- импровизировать на органе 2. наскоро, без подготовки сделать или устроить что-либо to improvise a tent out of blankets —- смастерить палатку из одеял ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 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 to make something by using whatever you can find because you do not have the equipment or materials that you need (We improvised a crude shelter using branches.) 3 to perform music, drama or comedy that comes straight from your imagination and has never been performed before (You can't be a good jazz musician if you can't improvise.) - improvisation n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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