1 to make or do sth using whatever is available, usually because you do not have what you really need:
[V] There isn't much equipment. We're going to have to improvise. * [VN] We improvised some shelves out of planks of wood and bricks.
2 ~ (on sth) to invent music, the words in a play, a statement, etc. while you are playing or speaking, instead of planning it in advance:
[V] 'It'll be ready some time next week, I expect,' she said, improvising. * He improvised on the melody. * [VN] an improvised response / speech
improvisation noun [U,C]
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