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to improvise
01
to create and perform words of a play, music, etc. on impulse and without preparation, particularly because one is forced to do so
Intransitive
Transitive: to improvise a performance
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
improvise
3rd person singular
improvises
past simple
improvised
past participle
improvised
Examples
When the actor forgot his lines, he had to improvise to keep the scene going.
02
to create or make something using whatever materials or resources are available
Transitive: to improvise sth
Examples
When the power went out, she had to improvise a flashlight using her phone.
Lexical Tree
improvised
improvise
