improvise
verb (used with object)
to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize.
have improvised
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present perfectof improvise.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some have improvised tents with blankets but they lack water and other basic services.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
“Hugely disappointing to see Nature Bill has been scrapped. Has the Government forgotten there’s a biodiversity emergency? Pity he couldn’t have improvised a bit.”
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2022
Generations of local Jews of Barbados, have improvised and formed their own unique recipes to age old Jewish recipes using locally sourced ingredients.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2022
After seven months of scrambling, physicians around the world have improvised, revised and refined treatments for COVID-19.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
“I have improvised quite a bit trying to come up with tents that did not require blueprints.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
