wild
/waɪld/
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Translation
Living or growing in nature, not kept or looked after by people.
Word origin
From Old English wilde, the common Germanic word for untamed or natural.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wilde
Examples
.
Here "wild" means living in nature, not with people.
flowers .
"Wild" describes plants that grow on their own.
during .
Here "wild" means strong and out of control.
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