impromptu

«impromptu» in Mova's school dictionary: Done or made without planning or practice, on the spur of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (impromptu); adverb (impromptu); noun (an impromptu, impromptus)

meaning for a pupil

1) Done or made without planning or practice, on the spur of the moment: «an impromptu speech». tree →

2) (noun, music) A short piece of music written to sound as if it were made up on the spot. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: an impromptu talk is one you give without preparing; drama classes use impromptu acting (improvisation). In The Wind in the Willows Toad bursts into impromptu songs about himself. Phrases: «an impromptu party», «an impromptu performance».

examples

• We had an impromptu picnic in the park. tree →
• The class gave an impromptu concert for the head teacher. tree →
• Toad sang an impromptu song all about his own cleverness. tree →
• The teacher asked me to give an impromptu speech. tree →
• Schubert wrote famous impromptus for piano. tree →
• The street musician gave an impromptu show. tree →

note

Said «im-PROMP-tyoo». Comes from Latin «in promptu» (in readiness). Close words: improvised, spontaneous, off the cuff.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «impromptu» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.