wild

Definition

  • noun: a large area of land where people do not live and where plants, trees, etc., grow freely
  • noun: a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract
  • adjective: living in nature without human control or care
  • adjective: living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
  • synonyms: wilderness, native, desert

Examples

  • The company was successful 'beyond my wildest dreams/fantasies'. [=much more successful that I ever thought possible]

  • He has some pretty 'wild' [='strange'] ideas about raising children.

  • The party was getting kind of 'wild' [=out of control] so we left.

Movie quotes

  • (..) If we keep spending nights together, we'll have kids. Nights with him kill me. I'd rather be with someone else. Yeah right, go. The reporters have gone wild. Where shall we star. Henri, this has to be more than a political speech. It's the most important speech of my life. (..)
    2016 Me Before You
  • (..) Get me through this. You won't regret it. Is she here out of love or jealousy. In any case, boss-lady is back. She intends to clean the house. Wild. She decides, he executes. Gentlemen, we all may get shot point-blank. How are you guys doing. Yes, I am the son of an immigrant. (..)
    2016 Me Before You