{f} ad-lib, extemporize, make up on the spur of the moment, perform without advance preparation
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"
To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously
To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed by guess rather than by a careful plan. To invent or create something quickly or without a plan; to wing it
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. + improvisation improvisations im·provi·sa·tion Funds were not abundant and clever improvisation was necessary
perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding" manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
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. + improvisation improvisations im·provi·sa·tion an improvisation on `Jingle Bells'