in the wild
Living and roaming freely in natureLiving and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated.
» Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think you'd go out with me.
Ich hätte in meinen kühnsten Träumen nicht gedacht, dass du mal mit mir ausgehst. — manese
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(usually)Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated.
in freier Natur, in freier Wildbahn, wildlebend
на во́леna vóle, в ди́кой приро́деv díkoj priróde
(figuratively)At large.
(figuratively)In practical use, as opposed to in a dictionary or wordlist.
This word is very rare; it may be difficult to find usages of it in the wild.
(figuratively)By coincidence in the course of everyday life.
I'd seen this stock photo in memes a hundred times, but yesterday I saw it in the wild, illustrating a magazine article.
Examples
64 sentencesNever in my wildest dreams did I ever think you'd go out with me.
deIch hätte in meinen kühnsten Träumen nicht gedacht, dass du mal mit mir ausgehst. — manese
This area abounds in wild animals.
Ці землі є багатими на диких тварин. — ChickenKiev
deDiese Gegend ist voller wilder Tiere. — Sudajaengi
Wild animals belong in the wild.
deWilde Tiere gehören in die freie Natur. — Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
These plants grow only in the wild.
ruЭти растения растут только в дикой природе. — marafon
deDiese Pflanzen wachsen nur wild. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Animals are hard to film in the wild.