"wild" meaning in English

See wild in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /waɪld/ Audio: en-us-wild.ogg [US] Forms: wild [positive], wilder [comparative], wildest [superlative]
enPR: wīld Head templates: {{adj|wild|wilder|wildest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an animal or plant is wild it is not tame. This means it lives in nature and people have not changed it. Synonyms: natural, untame, uncultivated
    Sense id: simple-wild-en-adj-igSm7dQ0
  2. If a person (or thing) is wild they (or it) are not easy to predict, or they do not act civilized.
    Sense id: simple-wild-en-adj-Fa~ugFl6 Categories (other): Colloquial
  3. If something is wild it is very good or very interesting. Synonyms: cool
    Sense id: simple-wild-en-adj-mgDscizh Categories (other): Slang
  4. If a card is wild it can be used as any other card in a game.
    Sense id: simple-wild-en-adj-Rmj4yJVn

Interjection

IPA: /waɪld/ Audio: en-us-wild.ogg [US] Forms: wild
enPR: wīld Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You can say wild to mean you like something.
    Sense id: simple-wild-en-intj-MReh-v72 Categories (other): Slang

Noun

IPA: /waɪld/ Audio: en-us-wild.ogg [US] Forms: wild [singular], wilds [plural]
enPR: wīld Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The wild (or wilds) is nature or places far from where people live.
    Sense id: simple-wild-en-noun-apza8NuE
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wilder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wildest",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "Wolves and bears are wild animals."
        },
        {
          "text": "We found some wild berries and ate them."
        }
      ],
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        "If an animal or plant is wild it is not tame. This means it lives in nature and people have not changed it."
      ],
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          "word": "natural"
        },
        {
          "word": "untame"
        },
        {
          "word": "uncultivated"
        }
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She is so wild, all she does is drink and party!"
        },
        {
          "text": "That was a wild party."
        },
        {
          "text": "They were playing wild music all night."
        }
      ],
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        "If a person (or thing) is wild they (or it) are not easy to predict, or they do not act civilized."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That is a wild shirt you have on!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is wild it is very good or very interesting."
      ],
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cool"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "If a card is wild it can be used as any other card in a game."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "playing cards"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪld/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wild.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "text": "We were lost in the wild for a week."
        },
        {
          "text": "Many animals live in the wilds of Africa."
        }
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      "enpr": "wīld"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪld/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wild.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "wild"
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      "form": "wild",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "wilder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wildest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "Wolves and bears are wild animals."
        },
        {
          "text": "We found some wild berries and ate them."
        }
      ],
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        "If an animal or plant is wild it is not tame. This means it lives in nature and people have not changed it."
      ],
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          "word": "natural"
        },
        {
          "word": "untame"
        },
        {
          "word": "uncultivated"
        }
      ]
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        "Colloquial"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She is so wild, all she does is drink and party!"
        },
        {
          "text": "That was a wild party."
        },
        {
          "text": "They were playing wild music all night."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a person (or thing) is wild they (or it) are not easy to predict, or they do not act civilized."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "That is a wild shirt you have on!"
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      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "cool"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "If a card is wild it can be used as any other card in a game."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "playing cards"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "wīld"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪld/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/waIld/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wild.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wild"
}

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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "enpr": "wīld"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪld/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/waIld/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wild.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wild"
}

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      "tags": [
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    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were lost in the wild for a week."
        },
        {
          "text": "Many animals live in the wilds of Africa."
        }
      ],
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        "The wild (or wilds) is nature or places far from where people live."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "wīld"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪld/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/waIld/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-wild.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wild"
}

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