ad lib
IDIOM
ad-lib /ˌæd ˈlɪb/ verb (past tense and past participle ad-libbed, present participle ad-libbing)
▼ ادامه توضیحات دیکشنری؛ پس از بنر تبلیغاتی ▼
Synonyms & Related Wordsad-lib[verb]Synonyms: improvise, busk, extemporize, make up, speak off the cuff, wing it
(informal) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryad-lib /ˌæd ˈlɪb/
verb (
past tense and past participle ad-libbed,
present participle ad-libbing)
[
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: ad lib 'without any preparation' (19-21 centuries), from Modern Latin ad libitum 'according to desire']
[intransitive and transitive] to say things that you have not prepared or planned when you are performing or giving a speech
Synonym : improvise:
I never use a script; I just ad lib the whole programme.—ad-lib noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsad lib v. phr. To improvise; interpolate during speech.
When the actress forgot her lines during the second act, she had to ad lib in order to keep the show going. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲