wild

B1

wild, savage

English meaning
wild, savage
Vocabulary package
Wild Animals

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wild in a sentence

Das ist ein wilder Fluss.

That is a wild river.

Comparative and superlative

wild → wilder → am wildesten

Word family

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Where wild comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch wilde, von althochdeutsch wildi „unbebaut, ungezähmt, fremd“, vergleiche englisch wild, altnordisch villr, gotisch 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃, von germanisch *wilþija-, möglicherweise verwandt mit gwyllt „wild, wahnsinnig, schnell…

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Questions about wild

What is the comparative of wild?

wild → wilder → am wildesten.

What does wild mean in English?

wild means "wild, savage". For example: "Das ist ein wilder Fluss." — "That is a wild river."

What level is wild in German?

wild is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the wild animals vocabulary.

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