ad lib

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

To perform without script. / To perform without preparation. / To perform extemporaneously.

Japanese Meaning

台本や準備なしで即興的に行う / 即興で演じる

When the teleprompter failed, the host had to ad lib for the rest of the broadcast.

テレプロンプターが故障したとき、司会者は放送の残りを即興で対応しなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

To perform without script.

Sense（2）

To perform without preparation.

Sense（3）

To perform extemporaneously.

She ad libbed the rest of the scene.

ad libs

（ present singular third-person ）

ad libbing

（ participle present ）

ad libbed

（ participle past ）

ad libbed

（ past ）