transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈim-prə-ˌvīz also ]
ˌim-prə-ˈ verb
( -vised ; -vis·ing )
Etymology: French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from Latin improvisus, literally, unforeseen, from in- + provisus, past participle of providēre to see ahead — more at provide
Date: 1826
transitive verb
1. : to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
2. : to make, invent, or arrange offhand
3. : to make or fabricate out of what is conveniently on hand
improvise a meal
intransitive verb
: to improvise something
• im·pro·vis·er or im·pro·vi·sor -ˌvī-zər, -ˈvī- noun