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Meanings of improvised in anglès

Made to work or suffice.

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Without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.

Usage of improvised in anglès
1
Generally speaking, American forces use two technologies to protect against improvised bombs.
Wired
2
Corporate plans prompt improvised behaviour from employees, including gaming the new rules.
The Guardian
3
They admitted to using improvised explosive devices against U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Reuters
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Some brandished other improvised weapons; still others held rocks in their hands.
The Girl in the Golden Atom
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Said Torre, He only improvised in the way that he did it.
The Yankee Years
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An improvised explosive device has today been made safe in Co Galway.
The Irish Times
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Then she took the lute and improvised and sang the following verses:
Tales from the Arabic — Complete
8
This is the reason a good portion of my act is improvised.
Here's the deal: don't touch me
9
An Army bomb disposal team rendered the viable improvised explosive device safe.
The Irish Times
10
So I improvised, and told the McCoys what they-andAmerica-wantedto hear.
Leaving Time
11
With an improvised lance Ahan also speared three salmon in the rapids.
Darkness and Dawn
12
He was fitted up with an improvised bed in the little sitting-room.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
13
Perhaps a hundred expensively dressed people looked up at the improvised stage.
The Guardian
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And insurgent improvised bombs, the country's deadliest threat, are down 90 percent.
Wired
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Under our improvised constitution it is the only real guarantee against tyranny.
The Guardian
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It was improvised, but we'd felt stuck in a rut for years.
The Irish Times
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Improvised through the time
Improvised across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
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