| improvise | vi 1. make st from materials available or without preparation, menggunakan apa-apa saja yg ada; (of speaker, announcer, etc) approp v + secara spontan, mengimprovisasi: the announcer had to ~ to fill in the time, juruhebah terpaksa mengimprovisasi utk mengisi masa siaran; the speaker had to ~ as he had forgotten to bring the text of his speech, penceramah itu terpaksa berucap secara spontan krn terlupa membawa teks ucapannya; 2. compose st as one goes along, mengimprovisasi: the actor forgot his lines and had to ~, pelakon itu terlupa dialognya dan terpaksa mengimprovisasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| improvise | vt 1. make (st) quickly from materials available or without preparation, /membuat, menyediakan/ (dgn apa-apa yg ada); (speech etc) mengimprovisasi: to ~ a bed, membuat tempat tidur dgn apa-apa yg ada; to ~ a meal, menyediakan makanan dgn apa-apa yg ada; they ~d a raft out of planks and empty oil drums, mereka membuat rakit dgn papan dan tong minyak; 2. compose (verse, piece of music, lines of play, etc) as one goes along, approp v + [sst] secara spontan, mengimprovisasi: to ~ an accompaniment, memainkan muzik iringan secara spontan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| improvisation | n 1. act of, a. (making, preparing st quickly from materials that are available), /membuat, menyediakan/ [sst] dgn apa-apa yg ada; (of speech etc) mengimprovisasi: his skill at ~ is a valuable asset, kemahirannya membuat peralatan dgn apa-apa yg ada sangat berfaedah; b. (composing verse, piece of music, lines of play, etc as one goes along) improvisasi: ~ was used extensively by jazz players, pemuzik jaz menggunakan improvisasi secara meluas; 2. st improvised, improvisasi: he was good at making ~s, dia pandai membuat improvisasi; the bench is an ~, using two tree stumps and a plank, bangku itu ialah improvisasi yg dibuat dgn dua tunggul kayu dan sekeping papan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |