savvy
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sav·vy 
[sav-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, -vied, -vy·ing, noun, adjective, -vi·er, -vi·est. Informal.
[sav-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, -vied, -vy·ing, noun, adjective, -vi·er, -vi·est. Informal. –verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
–noun
–adjective
| 1. | to know; understand. |
| 2. | Also, sav·vi·ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense: a candidate who seemed to have no political savvy. |
| 3. | shrewdly informed; experienced and well-informed; canny. |
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| sav·vy
(sāv'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. sav·vi·er, sav·vi·est Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders. n. Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy. tr. & intr.v. sav·vied (sāv'ēd), sav·vy·ing, sav·vies (sāv'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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
savvy
savvy
1785, as a noun, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, "to know, to understand;" W. Indies pidgin borrowing of Fr. savez(-vous)? "do you know?" or Sp. sabe (usted) "you know," both from V.L. *sapere, from L. sapere "be wise, be knowing" (see sapient). The adj. is first recorded 1905, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| savvy | |
noun | |
| 1. | the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" [syn: understanding] |
verb | |
| 1. | get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Savvy
Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, v. t. & i. [Written also savey.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know?] To understand; to comprehend; know. [Slang, U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Savvy
Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, n. Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp. [Slang, U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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