savvy
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sav·vy
(săv′ē) Informaladj. sav·vi·er, sav·vi·est
1. Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.
2. Knowledgeable or proficient. Often used in combination: tech-savvy; media-savvy.
n.
Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.
tr. & intr.v. sav·vied (săv′ēd), sav·vy·ing, sav·vies (săv′ēz)
To understand; comprehend.
[From Spanish sabe (usted), (you) know, from saber, to know, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]
sav′vi·ly adv.
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savvy
(ˈsævɪ)vb, -vies, -vying or -vied
1. to understand or get the sense of (an idea, etc)
2. no savvy I don't (he doesn't, etc) understand
n
comprehension
adj, -vier or -viest
chiefly US shrewd; well-informed
[C18: corruption of Spanish sabe(usted) (you) know, from saber to know, from Latin sapere to be wise]
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sav•vy
(ˈsæv i)n., adj. -vi•er, -vi•est, n.
1. Also, sav′vi•ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense: political savvy.
adj. 2. shrewdly informed; experienced and well-informed; canny.
v.t., v.i. 3. to know; understand.
[1775–85; probably orig. < sábi “know” in E creoles (< Portuguese sabe, present 3rd singular of saber to know < Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient)]
sav′vi•ly, adv.
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savvy
Past participle: savvied
Gerund: savvying
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| Noun | 1. |  savvy - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension comprehension - an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature" self-knowledge - an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities smattering - a slight or superficial understanding of a subject appreciation, grasp, hold - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" grasping - understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings" hindsight - understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight" realization, realisation, recognition - coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases" |
| Verb | 1. |  savvy - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" figure - understand; "He didn't figure her" catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feeling digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information" |
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savvy
(Slang)noun
1. understanding, perception, grasp, ken, comprehension, apprehension He is known for his political savvy.
adjective
1. shrewd, sharp, astute, knowing, fly (slang), keen, smart, clever, intelligent, discriminating, discerning, canny, perceptive, artful, far-sighted, far-seeing, long-headed, perspicacious, sagacious She was a pretty savvy woman.
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savvy
adjectivenoun
Informal. Intellectual hold:
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