- living or growing in natural conditions; not kept in a house or on a farm
- wild animals/birds/flowers
- wild salmon
- wild mushrooms/rice
- The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers.
- Their aim is to document wild populations of fast-disappearing species.
- a wild boar
Extra Examples- The dogs live wild on the streets.
- The flowers grow wild in the mountains.
- a wild rabbit
- wild strawberries
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- grow
- live
- …
- truly
- in its natural state; not changed by people
- the destruction of forests and other wild lands
- wild moorland
- The island is a wild and lonely place.
- This is truly wild and unspoilt countryside.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- grow
- live
- …
- truly
- having no discipline or control
- The boy is wild and completely out of control.
- He had a wild look in his eyes.
- a woman with wild hair
- wild mood swings
Extra Examples- There is a wild side to him.
- Her hair was rather wild.
- The band has a reputation for wild behaviour.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- let your imagination run wild
- full of very strong feeling
- The crowd went wild.
- It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste.
- Everything about her drove him wild (= made him like her very much).
- wild laughter/celebrations
- The couple were dancing with wild abandon.
Extra Examples- When the band appeared, the crowd went wild.
- The crowd was wild with excitement.
- It's the story of a wild and romantic love affair.
- Nothing could dull the sense of wild excitement that gripped them.
- His speech was greeted by wild applause.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- let your imagination run wild
- not carefully planned; not sensible or accurate
- He made a wild guess at the answer.
- wild accusations
- (informal) very good, pleasant or exciting
- We had a wild time in New York.
- wild about somebody/something (informal) very enthusiastic about somebody/something
- She's totally wild about him.
- She was absolutely wild about him.
- I'm not wild about the idea.
- affected by storms and strong winds synonym stormy
- a wild night
- The sea was wild.
animals/plants
scenery/land
out of control
feelings
not sensible
exciting
enthusiastic
weather/sea
Word OriginOld English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild.
Idioms
See wild in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee wild in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbeyond somebody’s wildest dreams
- far more, better, etc. than you could ever have imagined or hoped for
not/never in somebody’s wildest dreams
- used to say that something has happened in a way that somebody did not expect at all
- Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd meet him again.
run wild
- to grow or develop freely without any control
- The ivy has run wild.
- Let your imagination run wild and be creative.
- I just let my imagination run wild and come up with as many ideas as I can.
- if children or animals run wild, they behave as they like because nobody is controlling them
- Those boys have been allowed to run wild.
- They annoy the neighbours because they let their children run wild.
sow (your) wild oats
- (of young men) to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships
- He wants to leave home, sow his wild oats and learn about life.
wild horses would not drag somebody somewhere, make somebody do something, etc.
- used to say that nothing would persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something they do not want to do
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