wild

B1 · Intermediate

adj. very exciting, loud, or not controlled.

adj. characterised by a lack of restraint, discipline, or quiet order.

Español:desmadrado

“The fans went wild when their team scored the winning goal.”

“The party became increasingly wild as the night progressed, eventually prompting neighbours to call the authorities regarding the noise.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. not accurate or far from the target.

adj. lacking precision or control; far removed from the intended target or truth.

“He made a wild guess about the price because he had no idea.”

“The striker's wild shot flew high over the crossbar, missing the goal by at least ten metres.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal · Slang

adj. very surprising, shocking, or hard to believe.

adj. highly unusual, remarkable, or extreme in nature; often used to describe shocking news or situations.

“It is wild that we both lived in the same small town and never met.”

“The plot twist at the end of the movie was absolutely wild; nobody in the cinema saw it coming.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Literary

adj. having very strong winds and big waves.

adj. characterised by turbulent weather conditions, particularly strong winds and rough seas.

“The sailors struggled to keep the boat steady in the wild sea.”

“A wild wind battered the coastal cliffs, sending spray high into the air and making the narrow paths treacherous for hikers.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Technical

adj. a card or symbol that can represent any other card or symbol.

adj. denoting a card or character that can be used to represent any other value in a game or search pattern.

“In this card game, the joker is a wild card that helps you win.”

“The programmer used a wild character in the search string to find all files ending in a specific extension.”

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. an area of land that is far from towns and where no people live.

n. a natural, uncultivated region inhabited only by wild animals; usually used in the plural.

“They spent a week camping in the wild, far away from any roads.”

“Few explorers have ventured deep into the northern wilds, where the terrain is unforgiving and the weather changes without warning.”

C1 · Advanced Slang · American English

v. to act in a very strange, excited, or unexpected way.

v. to behave in an unrestrained, erratic, or socially unacceptable manner.

“Stop wilding and sit down before you break something.”

“The crowd started wilding after the performer jumped off the stage into the front row.”