Topic: THEATRE
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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | improviser, from Italian, from improvviso 'sudden' |
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im‧pro‧vise
[intransitive and transitive]
[intransitive and transitive]1 to do something without any preparation, because you are forced to do this by unexpected events : I forgot to bring my notes, so I had to improvise.
I forgot to bring my notes, so I 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 : There were no nappies, so we had to improvise with what we could find. Annie improvised a sandpit for the children.
There were no nappies, so we had to improvise with what we could find.Annie improvised a sandpit for the children.3 to invent music, words, a statement etc from your imagination, rather than planning or preparing it first : I just started playing, and the other guys started improvising around me. an improvised sketch
I just started playing, and the other guys started improvising around me.an improvised sketch —improvisation noun [uncountable and countable]
noun [uncountable and countable]