improvise

== English == === Etymology === From French improviser; ultimately from Latin improvisus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪmpɹəvaɪz/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪm.pɾu.vajz/ === Verb === improvise (third-person singular simple present improvises, present participle improvising, simple past and past participle improvised) To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan. ==== Synonyms ==== fly by the seat of one's pants, play by ear, punt, think on one's feet, wing it ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === extemporaneous impromptu off the cuff == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pʁɔ.viz/ === Verb === improvise inflection of improviser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Galician == === Verb === improvise inflection of improvisar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Latin == === Adjective === imprōvīse vocative masculine singular of imprōvīsus === References === “improvise”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “improvise”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Verb === improvise inflection of improvisar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === improvise inflection of improvisar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative