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# impromptu

adjective (impromptu); adverb (impromptu); noun (an impromptu, impromptus)

«impromptu» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Done or made without planning or practice, on the spur of the moment: «an impromptu speech». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#m1)
2. (noun, music) A short piece of music written to sound as if it were made up on the spot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school: an impromptu talk is one you give without preparing; drama classes use impromptu acting (improvisation). In The Wind in the Willows Toad bursts into impromptu songs about himself. Phrases: «an impromptu party», «an impromptu performance».

### Examples

- We had an impromptu picnic in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#x1)
- The class gave an impromptu concert for the head teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#x2)
- Toad sang an impromptu song all about his own cleverness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#x3)
- The teacher asked me to give an impromptu speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#x4)
- Schubert wrote famous impromptus for piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#x5)
- The street musician gave an impromptu show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/#x6)

### Note

Said «im-PROMP-tyoo». Comes from Latin «in promptu» (in readiness). Close words: improvised, spontaneous, off the cuff.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impromptu» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impromptu/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impromptu» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impromptu.html) on Mova free.