IMPROVISE definition: 1. to invent or make something, such as a speech or a device, at the time when it is needed without…. Learn more.

The meaning of IMPROVISE is to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously. How to use improvise in a sentence.

To improvise means to make something up on the spot, or figure it out as you go. "Our boss decided to improvise his speech at our company meeting and when he started going off-topic, everyone could tell he hadn't prepared in advance."

If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have. You need a wok with a steaming rack for this; if you don't have one, improvise.

1. to perform or deliver without previous preparation: to improvise a sermon. 2. to compose (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment. 3. to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available: to improvise dinner. 4. to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously. im′pro•vis`er, im′pro•vi`sor, n.

Definition of improvise verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

IMPROVISE meaning: 1 : to speak or perform without preparation; 2 : to make or create (something) by using whatever is available