Improvise

/ˈɪmprəˌvaɪz/ verb

Definition

To create, perform, or do something without preparation, using what is immediately available.

Etymology

From French and Italian 'improviser', from Latin 'improvisus' meaning 'unforeseen', from 'in-' (not) and 'pro-videre' (to foresee). It originally meant to compose poetry or music on the spot.

Kelly Says

To improvise is to act without a script when life refuses to follow the plan. The skill isn’t just in creativity, but in calmly accepting that you can’t foresee everything—and making that work for you.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምራ
am-ra
ARالعربية
تimprovise
ti-m-pro-vi-z
BNবাংলা
অপ্রত্যাশিত
o-pro-ty-a-shi-t
CACatalà
improvisar
im-pro-vi-sar
CSČeština
improvizovat
im-pro-vi-zo-vat
DADansk
improvisere
im-pro-vi-se-re
DEDeutsch
improvisieren
im-pro-vi-zee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συνεχίζω
si-ne-chi-zo
ESEspañol
improvisar
im-pro-vee-sar
FAفارسی
improvise
im-pro-vi-z
FISuomi
improvisoida
im-pro-vi-soi-da
FRFrançais
improviser
im-pro-vee-zer
GUGU
સુવિધા
su-vi-dha
HAHA
aiki
ai-ki
HEעברית
להתייצב
le-ha-tei-tzav
HIहिन्दी
अनुचित
anu-chit
HUMagyar
improvizálni
im-pro-vi-za-lni
IDBahasa Indonesia
improvisasi
im-pro-vi-sa-si
IGIG
imebi
i-me-bi
ITItaliano
improvvisare
im-pro-vee-sa-re
JA日本語
即興する
zokusei suru
KKKK
improvizatsiya
im-pro-vi-za-tsi-ya
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយ
brak-pa-doi
KO한국어
즉흥하다
jikheunghada
MRMR
अप्रतिष्ठित
a-pri-ti-sh-it
MSBahasa Melayu
improvisasi
im-pro-vi-sa-si
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းကျင်
kyun-kyin
NLNederlands
improviseren
im-pro-vi-ze-ren
NONorsk
improvisere
im-pro-vi-se-re
PAPA
ਅਪ੍ਰતિਸ਼્ઠ
a-pri-ti-sh
PLPolski
improwizować
im-pro-wi-zo-wa-ć
PTPortuguês
improvisar
im-pro-vi-sar
RORomână
improviza
im-pro-vi-za
RUРусский
импровизировать
im-pro-vi-zi-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
improvisera
im-pro-vi-se-ra
SWKiswahili
ku improvisha
koo im-pro-vi-sha
TAதமிழ்
சிறப்பு
si-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
అప్రతిష్ట
a-pri-tisht
THไทย
即興
jit-hing
TLTL
improbisasyon
im-pro-bi-sa-syon
TRTürkçe
improvizasyon yapmak
im-pro-vi-za-syon ya-pa-mak
UKУкраїнська
імпровізувати
im-pro-vi-zu-vaty
URاردو
انحراف
in-ha-raf
VITiếng Việt
improvis
im-pro-vis
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
即兴
jíxìng
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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