wild
The undomesticated state of a wild animalThe undomesticated state of a wild animal.
» A fox is a wild animal.
Füchse sind Wildtiere.
Der Fuchs ist ein wildes Tier.
Лиса - дикое животное.
Лисиця — дика тварина.
Meaning
3 senses(singular, with definite article)The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild.
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
(in the plural)A wilderness.
Something that is able to stand in for others, such as a particular playing card in a game.
Examples
560 sentencesA fox is a wild animal.
Лисиця — дика тварина. — deniko
ruЛиса - дикое животное. — Selena777
deFüchse sind Wildtiere. — lilygilder
He has too many wild ideas.
У нього забагато божевільних ідей. — deniko
ruУ него слишком много безумных идей. — shanghainese
He knows a lot about wild animals.
Він знає багато про диких тварин. — ChickenKiev
ruОн много знает о диких животных. — sharptoothed
deEr weiß viel über wilde Tiere. — MUIRIEL
Tom was attacked by a pack of wild dogs.
На Тома напала зграя диких собак. — miketheknight
Wild animals live in the forest.
Дикі тварини жувуть в лісах. — ChickenKiev
ruВ лесу живут дикие животные. — saiko
deIm Wald leben wilde Tiere. — Sudajaengi
Origin
From Middle English weilde, wield, wielde, wijlde, wild, wilde, wyld, wylde, wyled, wyyld,From Middle English weilde, wield, wielde, wijlde, wild, wilde, wyld, wylde, wyled, wyyld, from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair; wool”).
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Forms
plural: wildsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization:natural statestate of nature
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition:wilderness
Collocations
3 patterns- wild animals
- of wild dogs
- wild dogs