wild

wild¹ W2S3 [waıld] adj

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1¦(plants/animals)¦

2¦(land)¦

3¦(emotions)¦

4¦(behaviour)¦

5 go wild

6¦(enjoyable)¦

7 be wild about something/somebody

8¦(without careful thought)¦

9 beyond somebody's wildest dreams

10 not/never in your wildest dreams

11¦(weather/sea)¦

12¦(card games)¦

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[: Old English; Origin: wilde]

1.) ¦(PLANTS/ANIMALS)¦ [usually before noun]

living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by people

≠ ↑tame

▪ wild animals

▪ a field full of wild flowers

wild horse/dog/pig etc

▪ animals both wild and domesticated

wild mushroom/garlic/rose etc

2.) ¦(LAND)¦

not used by people for farming, building etc

▪ Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape.

▪ the wild and lonely Scottish hills

3.) ¦(EMOTIONS)¦

feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement

▪ wild laughter

wild with

▪ He was wild with rage.

4.) ¦(BEHAVIOUR)¦

behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way

▪ She was completely wild in high school.

▪ Donny could be wild and crazy .

▪ There was a wild look about her (=she seemed a little crazy) .

5.) go wild

a) to behave in a very excited uncontrolled way

▪ The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.

b) to get very angry

▪ When Tony heard how much it was going to cost, he just went wild.

6.) ¦(ENJOYABLE)¦ informal

very enjoyable and exciting

▪ 'How was the party?' 'It was wild!'

7.) be wild about sth/sb informal

to like something or someone very much

▪ My son's wild about football.

▪ I'm not that wild about rap music, to be honest.

8.) ¦(WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT)¦

done or said without much thought or care, or without knowing all the facts

▪ wild accusations

▪ I'm just making a wild guess here, so correct me if I'm wrong.

9.) beyond sb's wildest dreams

beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for

▪ an invention that was to change our lives beyond our wildest dreams

10.) not/never in your wildest dreams

used to say that you did not expect or imagine that something would happen, especially after it has happened

▪ Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win first place.

11.) ¦(WEATHER/SEA)¦

violent and strong

▪ a wild and angry sea

12.) ¦(CARD GAMES)¦

a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game

>wildness n [U]

→↑wild card,sow your wild oats at ↑sow¹ (3)

wild ²

wild² adv

1.) run wild

a) if children or animals run wild, they behave in an uncontrolled way because there is no one to control them

b) if something runs wild, it is not controlled and operates in an extremely free way

▪ Be creative - allow your imagination to run wild .

c) if plants run wild, they grow a lot in an uncontrolled way

2.) grow wild

if plants grow wild somewhere, they have not been planted by people

wild ³

wild³ n

1.) in the wild

in natural and free conditions, not kept or controlled by people

▪ There are very few pandas living in the wild now.

2.) the wilds of Africa/Alaska etc

areas where there are no towns and not many people live