# wild-type

**Pronunciation:** WILD-TYPE

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Wild-type means untamed; not domesticated.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as wild-type.
- A wild-type tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became wild-type after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- wild-type + noun — Use wild-type before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a wild-type reaction.
- become wild-type — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became wild-type near the end.

## Collocations

- wild-type behavior — The teacher calmly handled the wild-type behavior.
- wild-type tone — The email had an wild-type tone.

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