what does improvise mean?
IMPROVISE as VERB
- Meaning
- perform without preparation
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Usage Example(s)
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
Hypernyms(s) improvise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- manage in a makeshift way
- do with whatever is at hand
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
Hypernyms(s) improvise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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