ad-lib English

Meaning ad-lib meaning

What does ad-lib mean?

ad-lib

— adjective (= extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed) with little or no preparation or forethought his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses trying to sound offhanded and reassuring an off-the-cuff toast a few unrehearsed comments

— adjective said or done without having been planned or written in advance he made a few ad-lib remarks

— noun remark made spontaneously without prior preparation his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians

— verb (= extemporize, extemporise) perform without preparation he extemporized a speech at the wedding

Synonyms ad-lib synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as ad-lib?

ad-lib English » English

extemporize

improvise

ad lib

extemporise

unrehearsed

spontaneous

improvize

impromptu

unwritten

offhanded

offhand

off-the-cuff

extempore

extemporary

extemporaneous

unscheduled

unplanned

undesigned

uncoordinated

off-hand

jam

improvised

improvisation

fake

extemporise extemporize

casual

Conjugation ad-lib conjugation

How do you conjugate ad-lib?

ad-lib · verb

Present I ad-lib

Positive I ad-lib

Singular

1st person I ad-lib

2nd person you ad-lib

3rd person he/she/it ad-libs

Plural

1st person we ad-lib

2nd person you ad-lib

3rd person they ad-lib

Negative I don't ad-lib

Singular

1st person I don't ad-lib I do not ad-lib

2nd person you don't ad-lib you do not ad-lib

3rd person he/she/it doesn't ad-lib he/she/it does not ad-lib

Plural

1st person we don't ad-lib we do not ad-lib

2nd person you don't ad-lib you do not ad-lib

3rd person they don't ad-lib they do not ad-lib

Question do I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person do I ad-lib?

2nd person do you ad-lib?

3rd person does he/she/it ad-lib?

Plural

1st person do we ad-lib?

2nd person do you ad-lib?

3rd person do they ad-lib?

Negative question don't I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person don't I ad-lib? do I not ad-lib?

2nd person don't you ad-lib? do you not ad-lib?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it ad-lib? does he/she/it not ad-lib?

Plural

1st person don't we ad-lib? do we not ad-lib?

2nd person don't you ad-lib? do you not ad-lib?

3rd person don't they ad-lib? do they not ad-lib?

Past I ad-libbed

Positive I ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I ad-libbed

2nd person you ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we ad-libbed

2nd person you ad-libbed

3rd person they ad-libbed

Negative I didn't ad-lib

Singular

1st person I didn't ad-lib I did not ad-lib

2nd person you didn't ad-lib you did not ad-lib

3rd person he/she/it didn't ad-lib he/she/it did not ad-lib

Plural

1st person we didn't ad-lib we did not ad-lib

2nd person you didn't ad-lib you did not ad-lib

3rd person they didn't ad-lib they did not ad-lib

Question did I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person did I ad-lib?

2nd person did you ad-lib?

3rd person did he/she/it ad-lib?

Plural

1st person did we ad-lib?

2nd person did you ad-lib?

3rd person did they ad-lib?

Negative question didn't I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person didn't I ad-lib? did I not ad-lib?

2nd person didn't you ad-lib? did you not ad-lib?

3rd person didn't he/she/it ad-lib? did he/she/it not ad-lib?

Plural

1st person didn't we ad-lib? did we not ad-lib?

2nd person didn't you ad-lib? did you not ad-lib?

3rd person didn't they ad-lib? did they not ad-lib?

Future I'll ad-lib

Positive I'll ad-lib

Singular

1st person I'll ad-lib I will ad-lib

2nd person you'll ad-lib you will ad-lib

3rd person he/she/it'll ad-lib he/she/it will ad-lib

Plural

1st person we'll ad-lib we will ad-lib

2nd person you'll ad-lib you will ad-lib

3rd person they'll ad-lib they will ad-lib

Negative I won't ad-lib

Singular

1st person I won't ad-lib I will not ad-lib

2nd person you won't ad-lib you will not ad-lib

3rd person he/she/it won't ad-lib he/she/it will not ad-lib

Plural

1st person we won't ad-lib we will not ad-lib

2nd person you won't ad-lib you will not ad-lib

3rd person they won't ad-lib they will not ad-lib

Question will I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person will I ad-lib?

2nd person will you ad-lib?

3rd person will he/she/it ad-lib?

Plural

1st person will we ad-lib?

2nd person will you ad-lib?

3rd person will they ad-lib?

Negative question won't I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person won't I ad-lib? will I not ad-lib?

2nd person won't you ad-lib? will you not ad-lib?

3rd person won't he/she/it ad-lib? will he/she/it not ad-lib?

Plural

1st person won't we ad-lib? will we not ad-lib?

2nd person won't you ad-lib? will you not ad-lib?

3rd person won't they ad-lib? will they not ad-lib?

Conditional I'd ad-lib

Positive I'd ad-lib

Singular

1st person I'd ad-lib I would ad-lib

2nd person you'd ad-lib you would ad-lib

3rd person he/she/it'd ad-lib he/she/it would ad-lib

Plural

1st person we'd ad-lib we would ad-lib

2nd person you'd ad-lib you would ad-lib

3rd person they'd ad-lib they would ad-lib

Negative I wouldn't ad-lib

Singular

1st person I wouldn't ad-lib I would not ad-lib

2nd person you wouldn't ad-lib you would not ad-lib

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't ad-lib he/she/it would not ad-lib

Plural

1st person we wouldn't ad-lib we would not ad-lib

2nd person you wouldn't ad-lib you would not ad-lib

3rd person they wouldn't ad-lib they would not ad-lib

Question would I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person would I ad-lib?

2nd person would you ad-lib?

3rd person would he/she/it ad-lib?

Plural

1st person would we ad-lib?

2nd person would you ad-lib?

3rd person would they ad-lib?

Negative question wouldn't I ad-lib?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I ad-lib? would I not ad-lib?

2nd person wouldn't you ad-lib? would you not ad-lib?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it ad-lib? would he/she/it not ad-lib?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we ad-lib? would we not ad-lib?

2nd person wouldn't you ad-lib? would you not ad-lib?

3rd person wouldn't they ad-lib? would they not ad-lib?

Present continuous I'm ad-libbing

Positive I'm ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I'm ad-libbing I am ad-libbing

2nd person you're ad-libbing you are ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it's ad-libbing he/she/it is ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we're ad-libbing we are ad-libbing

2nd person you're ad-libbing you are ad-libbing

3rd person they're ad-libbing they are ad-libbing

Negative I'm not ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I'm not ad-libbing I am not ad-libbing

2nd person you aren't ad-libbing you're not ad-libbing you are not ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it isn't ad-libbing he/she/it's not ad-libbing he/she/it is not ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we aren't ad-libbing we're not ad-libbing we are not ad-libbing

2nd person you aren't ad-libbing you're not ad-libbing you are not ad-libbing

3rd person they aren't ad-libbing they're not ad-libbing they are not ad-libbing

Question am I ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person am I ad-libbing?

2nd person are you ad-libbing?

3rd person is he/she/it ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person are we ad-libbing?

2nd person are you ad-libbing?

3rd person are they ad-libbing?

Negative question aren't I ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person aren't I ad-libbing? am I not ad-libbing?

2nd person aren't you ad-libbing? are you not ad-libbing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it ad-libbing? is he/she/it not ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person aren't we ad-libbing? are we not ad-libbing?

2nd person aren't you ad-libbing? are you not ad-libbing?

3rd person aren't they ad-libbing? are they not ad-libbing?

Past continuous I was ad-libbing

Positive I was ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I was ad-libbing

2nd person you were ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it was ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we were ad-libbing

2nd person you were ad-libbing

3rd person they were ad-libbing

Negative I wasn't ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I wasn't ad-libbing I was not ad-libbing

2nd person you weren't ad-libbing you were not ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't ad-libbing he/she/it was not ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we weren't ad-libbing we were not ad-libbing

2nd person you weren't ad-libbing you were not ad-libbing

3rd person they weren't ad-libbing they were not ad-libbing

Question was I ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person was I ad-libbing?

2nd person were you ad-libbing?

3rd person was he/she/it ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person were we ad-libbing?

2nd person were you ad-libbing?

3rd person were they ad-libbing?

Negative question wasn't I ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I ad-libbing? was I not ad-libbing?

2nd person weren't you ad-libbing? were you not ad-libbing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it ad-libbing? was he/she/it not ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person weren't we ad-libbing? were we not ad-libbing?

2nd person weren't you ad-libbing? were you not ad-libbing?

3rd person weren't they ad-libbing? were they not ad-libbing?

Future continuous I'll be ad-libbing

Positive I'll be ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I'll be ad-libbing I will be ad-libbing

2nd person you'll be ad-libbing you will be ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it'll be ad-libbing he/she/it will be ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we'll be ad-libbing we will be ad-libbing

2nd person you'll be ad-libbing you will be ad-libbing

3rd person they'll be ad-libbing they will be ad-libbing

Negative I won't be ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I won't be ad-libbing I will not be ad-libbing

2nd person you won't be ad-libbing you will not be ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it won't be ad-libbing he/she/it will not be ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we won't be ad-libbing we will not be ad-libbing

2nd person you won't be ad-libbing you will not be ad-libbing

3rd person they won't be ad-libbing they will not be ad-libbing

Question will I be ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person will I be ad-libbing?

2nd person will you be ad-libbing?

3rd person will he/she/it be ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person will we be ad-libbing?

2nd person will you be ad-libbing?

3rd person will they be ad-libbing?

Negative question won't I be ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person won't I be ad-libbing? will I not be ad-libbing?

2nd person won't you be ad-libbing? will you not be ad-libbing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be ad-libbing? will he/she/it not be ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person won't we be ad-libbing? will we not be ad-libbing?

2nd person won't you be ad-libbing? will you not be ad-libbing?

3rd person won't they be ad-libbing? will they not be ad-libbing?

Conditional continuous I'd be ad-libbing

Positive I'd be ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I'd be ad-libbing I would be ad-libbing

2nd person you'd be ad-libbing you would be ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it'd be ad-libbing he/she/it would be ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we'd be ad-libbing we would be ad-libbing

2nd person you'd be ad-libbing you would be ad-libbing

3rd person they'd be ad-libbing they would be ad-libbing

Negative I wouldn't be ad-libbing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be ad-libbing I would not be ad-libbing

2nd person you wouldn't be ad-libbing you would not be ad-libbing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be ad-libbing he/she/it would not be ad-libbing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be ad-libbing we would not be ad-libbing

2nd person you wouldn't be ad-libbing you would not be ad-libbing

3rd person they wouldn't be ad-libbing they would not be ad-libbing

Question would I be ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person would I be ad-libbing?

2nd person would you be ad-libbing?

3rd person would he/she/it be ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person would we be ad-libbing?

2nd person would you be ad-libbing?

3rd person would they be ad-libbing?

Negative question wouldn't I be ad-libbing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be ad-libbing? would I not be ad-libbing?

2nd person wouldn't you be ad-libbing? would you not be ad-libbing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be ad-libbing? would he/she/it not be ad-libbing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be ad-libbing? would we not be ad-libbing?

2nd person wouldn't you be ad-libbing? would you not be ad-libbing?

3rd person wouldn't they be ad-libbing? would they not be ad-libbing?

Present perfect I've ad-libbed

Positive I've ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I've ad-libbed I have ad-libbed

2nd person you've ad-libbed you have ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it's ad-libbed he/she/it has ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we've ad-libbed we have ad-libbed

2nd person you've ad-libbed you have ad-libbed

3rd person they've ad-libbed they have ad-libbed

Negative I haven't ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I haven't ad-libbed I have not ad-libbed

2nd person you haven't ad-libbed you have not ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't ad-libbed he/she/it has not ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we haven't ad-libbed we have not ad-libbed

2nd person you haven't ad-libbed you have not ad-libbed

3rd person they haven't ad-libbed they have not ad-libbed

Question have I ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person have I ad-libbed?

2nd person have you ad-libbed?

3rd person has he/she/it ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person have we ad-libbed?

2nd person have you ad-libbed?

3rd person have they ad-libbed?

Negative question haven't I ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person haven't I ad-libbed? have I not ad-libbed?

2nd person haven't you ad-libbed? have you not ad-libbed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it ad-libbed? has he/she/it not ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person haven't we ad-libbed? have we not ad-libbed?

2nd person haven't you ad-libbed? have you not ad-libbed?

3rd person haven't they ad-libbed? have they not ad-libbed?

Past perfect I had ad-libbed

Positive I had ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I had ad-libbed

2nd person you had ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it had ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we had ad-libbed

2nd person you had ad-libbed

3rd person they had ad-libbed

Negative I hadn't ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I hadn't ad-libbed I had not ad-libbed

2nd person you hadn't ad-libbed you had not ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't ad-libbed he/she/it had not ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we hadn't ad-libbed we had not ad-libbed

2nd person you hadn't ad-libbed you had not ad-libbed

3rd person they hadn't ad-libbed they had not ad-libbed

Question had I ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person had I ad-libbed?

2nd person had you ad-libbed?

3rd person had he/she/it ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person had we ad-libbed?

2nd person had you ad-libbed?

3rd person had they ad-libbed?

Negative question hadn't I ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I ad-libbed? had I not ad-libbed?

2nd person hadn't you ad-libbed? had you not ad-libbed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it ad-libbed? had he/she/it not ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we ad-libbed? had we not ad-libbed?

2nd person hadn't you ad-libbed? had you not ad-libbed?

3rd person hadn't they ad-libbed? had they not ad-libbed?

Future perfect I'll have ad-libbed

Positive I'll have ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I'll have ad-libbed I will have ad-libbed

2nd person you'll have ad-libbed you will have ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it'll have ad-libbed he/she/it will have ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we'll have ad-libbed we will have ad-libbed

2nd person you'll have ad-libbed you will have ad-libbed

3rd person they'll have ad-libbed they will have ad-libbed

Negative I won't have ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I won't have ad-libbed I will not have ad-libbed

2nd person you won't have ad-libbed you will not have ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it won't have ad-libbed he/she/it will not have ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we won't have ad-libbed we will not have ad-libbed

2nd person you won't have ad-libbed you will not have ad-libbed

3rd person they won't have ad-libbed they will not have ad-libbed

Question +'ll I have ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have ad-libbed? will I have ad-libbed?

2nd person +'ll you have ad-libbed? will you have ad-libbed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have ad-libbed? will he/she/it have ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have ad-libbed? will we have ad-libbed?

2nd person +'ll you have ad-libbed? will you have ad-libbed?

3rd person +'ll they have ad-libbed? will they have ad-libbed?

Negative question won't I have ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person won't I have ad-libbed? will I not have ad-libbed?

2nd person won't you have ad-libbed? will you not have ad-libbed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have ad-libbed? will he/she/it not have ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person won't we have ad-libbed? will we not have ad-libbed?

2nd person won't you have ad-libbed? will you not have ad-libbed?

3rd person won't they have ad-libbed? will they not have ad-libbed?

Conditional perfect I'd have ad-libbed

Positive I'd have ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I'd have ad-libbed I would have ad-libbed

2nd person you'd have ad-libbed you would have ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it'd have ad-libbed he/she/it would have ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we'd have ad-libbed we would have ad-libbed

2nd person you'd have ad-libbed you would have ad-libbed

3rd person they'd have ad-libbed they would have ad-libbed

Negative I wouldn't have ad-libbed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have ad-libbed I would not have ad-libbed

2nd person you wouldn't have ad-libbed you would not have ad-libbed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have ad-libbed he/she/it would not have ad-libbed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have ad-libbed we would not have ad-libbed

2nd person you wouldn't have ad-libbed you would not have ad-libbed

3rd person they wouldn't have ad-libbed they would not have ad-libbed

Question would I have ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person would I have ad-libbed?

2nd person would you have ad-libbed?

3rd person would he/she/it have ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person would we have ad-libbed?

2nd person would you have ad-libbed?

3rd person would they have ad-libbed?

Negative question wouldn't I have ad-libbed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have ad-libbed? would I not have ad-libbed?

2nd person wouldn't you have ad-libbed? would you not have ad-libbed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have ad-libbed? would he/she/it not have ad-libbed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have ad-libbed? would we not have ad-libbed?

2nd person wouldn't you have ad-libbed? would you not have ad-libbed?

3rd person wouldn't they have ad-libbed? would they not have ad-libbed?

Imperative ad-lib!

Positive

you ad-lib!

we let's ad-lib!

Negative

you don't ad-lib!

we let's not ad-lib!

Examples ad-lib examples

How do I use ad-lib in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He forgot part of his speech and had to ad-lib for a while.

Movie subtitles

This concerns a contract that you cannot rewrite or ad-lib.