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# improvise

verb (improvise, improvises, improvised, improvising)

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

## Everyday

1. To make or do something without planning, using whatever is available. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#m1)
2. To make up music, words or acting on the spot, without a script. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#m2)

### In the lessons

In drama and music lessons pupils improvise a scene or a tune. In everyday life and survival: improvise a tent from a sheet, improvise a bandage from a scarf. In stories it shows a clever, quick-thinking character.

### Examples

- We had no ball, so we improvised with rolled-up socks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#x1)
- The actors had to improvise when they forgot their lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#x2)
- She improvised a tune on the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#x3)
- He improvised a splint from two rulers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#x4)
- We improvised a tent with a blanket and chairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#x5)
- In drama we improvised a scene at the bus stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvise/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: improvisation (informal: impro or improv). Spelling: -ise in the UK, Australia and NZ; also -ise in the USA (improvise is never -ize).

## On Mova

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