Meaning

5 senses

  1. To perform without a script.

    improvisieren

  2. To perform without preparation.

    improvisieren

  3. To perform extemporaneously.

    She ad libbed the rest of the scene.

    improvisieren

  4. (intransitive)To perform ad libs; to improvise lyrics after the main lyrics have been recorded.

  5. (transitive)To perform (lyrics) as ad libs.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Will you ad-lib?

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  2. What do you think of my ad libbing?

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  3. He forgot part of his speech and had to ad-lib for a while.

    deEr vergaß einen Teil seiner Rede und musste eine Weile improvisieren.

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  4. How's my ad libbing?

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to perform without script:

Origin

Abbreviation of ad libitum, borrowed from New Latin ad libitum.

Abbreviation of ad libitum, borrowed from New Latin ad libitum.

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Forms

ad libs, ad libbing, ad libbed, ad libbed
Base formad lib · to ad lib
3rd person singularad libs
Present participlead libbing
Past simplead libbed
Past participlead libbed

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyad lib
he, she, itad libs

Past simpleLesson

all personsad libbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ad libbed
he, she, ithas ad libbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ad lib

Synonyms

1 synonyms
fakeB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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