Adjective
wild
Pronunciation: /vɪlt/
wild (of animals, etc.)
B1
rank #1,749
Meanings
Adjective
- wild (of animals, etc.)
- wild, unrestrained, raucous (of behavior, parties, etc.)
- crazy, hard to believe (of stories, situations, etc.)
Example sentence
Im Wald leben noch viele wilde Tiere.
Many wild animals still live in the forest.
Usage
- wilde Tiere — Wild describes animals living outside domestication.
- wild / verwildert — Verwildert can describe something formerly domesticated or cultivated becoming wild.
Am Waldrand entdecken wir ein wildes Kaninchen.
At the edge of the forest, we spot a wild rabbit.