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    AD-LIB

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: ad-libbed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, ad-libbing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Remark made spontaneously without prior preparationplay

    Example:

    his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("ad-lib" is a kind of...):

    comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

    Derivation:

    ad-lib (perform without preparation)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    With little or no preparation or forethoughtplay

    Example:

    a few unrehearsed comments

    Synonyms:

    ad-lib; extemporaneous; extemporary; extempore; impromptu; off-the-cuff; offhand; offhanded; unrehearsed

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    unprepared (without preparation; not prepared for)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Said or done without having been planned or written in advanceplay

    Example:

    he made a few ad-lib remarks

    Synonyms:

    ad-lib; spontaneous; unwritten

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    unscripted (not furnished with or using a script)

     III. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they ad-lib  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it ad-libs  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: ad-libbed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: ad-libbed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: ad-libbing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Perform without preparationplay

    Example:

    he extemporized a speech at the wedding

    Synonyms:

    ad-lib; extemporise; extemporize; improvise; improvize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

    Hypernyms (to "ad-lib" is one way to...):

    do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something

    Sentence example:

    They will ad-lib the duet


    Derivation:

    ad-lib (remark made spontaneously without prior preparation)

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