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Previse vs Improvise - What's the difference?

previse | improvise |

As verbs the difference between previse and improvise

is that previse is to foresee while improvise is .

previse

English

Verb

(previs)
  • To foresee.
  • To warn.
  • ----

    improvise

    English

    Verb

  • To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, instinct, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
  • He had no speech prepared, so he improvised .
    They improvised a simple shelter with branches and the rope they were carrying.
    She improvised a lovely solo.

    Synonyms

    * fly by the seat of one's pants, play by ear, punt, think on one's feet, wing it

    Derived terms

    * improvisation * improvisational

    See also

    * extemporaneous * impromptu * off the cuff ----