wild
/waɪld/adjective
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जंगली (जानवर, पौधे)
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(of animals or plants) living or growing in natural conditions; not kept by people
जंगली (जानवर, पौधे)
- wild elephants
- wild flowers growing by the road
- Wild boars come out of the forest at night.
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- We saw wild peacocks near the village.
- Wild grass grows on the empty plot.
Synonyms untamed undomesticated
Opposite tame domestic cultivated
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(of land) in its natural state; not changed by people
जंगली, बीहड़ (ज़मीन)
- the wild hills of the north-east
- The wild forests of Assam are home to rhinos and elephants.
- The island is still wild and mostly untouched.
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- Trekkers walked through wild country for three days.
- They love the wild beauty of the hills.
Synonyms uncultivated rugged remote
Opposite cultivated settled
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lacking control; violent or very excited
बेकाबू, उग्र; अति उत्तेजित
- a wild storm
- The crowd went wild when he scored.
- The wild wind blew the roof off the shed.
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- Fans went wild when the last wicket fell.
- The children were wild with joy on the last day of school.
Synonyms violent frenzied uncontrolled
Opposite calm controlled
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not sensible or carefully thought out
बिना सोचा-समझा, अटकलबाज़ी भरा
- a wild guess
- wild accusations
- It was only a wild guess, but she was right.
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- Nobody believed his wild claims about the treasure.
- He made some wild promises he could not keep.
Opposite careful considered
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
wild + noun (animal, flower)
Before a noun, wild means living or growing naturally, not kept by people.
Noun के पहले 'wild' का अर्थ प्राकृतिक रूप से रहने या उगने वाला है, जिसे मनुष्य ने पाला न हो।
- Wild elephants roam the forest near Mysore.
- Wild flowers cover the hills in August.
the wild / in the wild
With the, wild is a noun that means natural, unfarmed conditions. In the wild means in nature.
'The' के साथ 'wild' noun बन जाता है और प्राकृतिक अवस्था बताता है; 'in the wild' का अर्थ प्रकृति में है।
- Tigers are rarely seen in the wild.
- The call of the wild attracts many trekkers.
be wild about sth / sb
Informal; to be very excited about or fond of something.
अनौपचारिक; किसी वस्तु या व्यक्ति के प्रति बहुत उत्साही या अनुरक्त होना।
- Radhika is wild about cricket.
- The audience went wild at the end of the match.
run wild / go wild
Run wild is to grow or behave without control; go wild is to become very excited.
'Run wild' का अर्थ बिना नियंत्रण के बढ़ना या व्यवहार करना है; 'go wild' का अर्थ बहुत उत्तेजित हो जाना है।
- The garden ran wild while we were away.
- The fans went wild when India won.
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wild + noun
animalflowerboarguessrumourdream
- It was only a wild guess, but it turned out right.
verb + wild
rungogrowdriveroam
- The crowd went wild with joy.
adverb + wild
completelyabsolutelyhalftotallyquite
- The party got absolutely wild.
wild + weather / sea
windnightstormwavesweather
- It was a wild night, with thunder and rain.
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- Wild boars sometimes destroy the crops of farmers.
जंगली सूअर कभी-कभी किसानों की फ़सल नष्ट कर देते हैं।
- The wind was so wild that the tent flew away.
हवा इतनी तेज़ और उग्र थी कि तंबू उड़ गया।
- He made a wild claim without any proof.
उसने बिना किसी प्रमाण के एक लापरवाह दावा किया।
- The students became wild when the teacher left the class.
शिक्षक के कक्षा छोड़ते ही विद्यार्थी बेकाबू हो गए।
- She has wild hair, and no comb can tame it.
उसके बाल बेतरतीब हैं, और कोई कंघी उन्हें सँवार नहीं सकती।
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✗ There are many wilds animals in the forest.
✓ There are many wild animals in the forest.
An adjective never takes a plural s; only the noun animals is plural.
Adjective में plural s नहीं लगता; केवल noun 'animals' plural होता है।
✗ The children went wildly when the bell rang.
✓ The children went wild when the bell rang.
After go in the sense of becoming, an adjective is needed, not an adverb.
'Become' के अर्थ में 'go' के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ She is wild for cricket.
✓ She is wild about cricket.
The preposition after wild in this sense is about.
इस अर्थ में 'wild' के बाद preposition 'about' आता है।
¶Idioms 2
a wild goose chase
a search for something that cannot be found, which wastes a lot of time
व्यर्थ की खोज, बेकार की भागदौड़
- Looking for the old file turned out to be a wild goose chase.
run wild
to grow or behave without control
बेलगाम हो जाना
- The garden has run wild since the gardener left.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
untamed undomesticated uncultivated rugged remote violent frenzied uncontrolled reckless rash random savage
Antonyms
tame domestic cultivated settled calm controlled careful considered
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A wild goose chase, run wild, sow one's wild oats.
Idioms: a wild goose chase (व्यर्थ की भाग-दौड़ जिसका कोई नतीजा न निकले), run wild (बेकाबू हो जाना), sow one's wild oats (जवानी में मौज-मस्ती और लापरवाही भरे काम करना)।