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    ad lib
    /ˌadˈlɪb/

    adverb

    • 1. without previous preparation: "I spoke ad lib"
    • 2. as much and as often as desired: "the price includes meals and drinks ad lib"

    adjective

    • 1. spoken or performed without previous preparation: "an ad-lib commentary"
    • 2. occurring, used, or distributed as often as necessary or desired: "the pigs are fed on an ad-lib basis"

    verb

    • 1. speak or perform in public without previously preparing one's words: "Charles had to ad-lib because he'd forgotten his script"

    noun

    • 1. a remark or speech made without previous preparation: "he came up with an apt ad lib"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAD LIB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to speak in public without having planned what to say: She ad-libbed her way through the entire speech. Synonyms. extemporize formal. improvise.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ad-libAd-lib Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of AD-LIB is to deliver spontaneously. How to use ad-lib in a sentence.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishad lib verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    to say something in a speech or a performance that you have not prepared or practiced synonym improvise She abandoned her script and began ad libbing. ad lib something I lost my notes and had to ad lib the whole speech.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAD-LIB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand. He began comically ad-libbing a script. [VERB noun] He's good at ad-libbing his way out of trouble. [VERB noun] He is rather disjointed when he ad-libs. [VERB]

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAD LIB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to speak in public without having planned what to say: She ad-libbed her way through the entire speech. Synonyms. extemporize formal. improvise.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ad libAd lib - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When you ad lib something, you make it up as you go along. You might attempt to ad lib your part in a play instead of memorizing your lines, with disastrous results. Rap musicians sometimes ad lib, or freestyle, improvising their lyrics with no advance preparation.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › ad-lib_advad lib, adv., adj., & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ad lib. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionad-lib verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of ad-lib verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › ad-lib_vad-lib, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb ad-lib. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ad-libAd-lib - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    said or done without having been planned or written in advance. “he made a few ad-lib remarks” synonyms: spontaneous, unwritten. unscripted. not furnished with or using a script. adjective. with little or no preparation or forethought. “his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment”