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improvise

verb

perform without preparation

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
MP
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɪmpɹəvaɪz

Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. perform without preparation

    “he extemporized a speech at the wedding”

verb

  1. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

    “after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks”

In context

Example Sentences

he extemporized a speech at the wedding
after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks

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