"improvise" meaning in English

See improvise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪmprəvaɪz/ Audio: en-us-improvise.ogg [US] Forms: improvise [canonical], improvises [third-person, singular], improvised [past], improvised [past, participle], improvising [present, participle]
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  1. If you improvise something, you create or make it without a plan.
    Sense id: simple-improvise-en-verb-bq2HlvIs
     
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