- savvy sav·vy n
- ['sævɪ]
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savvy — sav|vy1 [ sævi ] adjective INFORMAL knowing a lot about something and able to make good judgments about it: savvy investors/shoppers computer /media /image etc. savvy (=knowing a lot about computers, etc.): She bought the laptop on the advice of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
savvy — sav‧vy [ˈsævi] noun [uncountable] informal practical knowledge and experience: • Her marketing savvy is exactly what this job requires. savvy adjective [only before a noun] : • Savvy investors will do more than go for companies with straight A… … Financial and business terms
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 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Savvy — Sav vy, Savvey Sav vey, n. Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp; also, practical know how; common sense. [Slang, U. S.] also adj. knowledgeable; well informed; clever; canny; wise. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
savvy — [sav′ē] vi. savvied, savvying [< one or more varieties of Pidgin English < Portuguese sabe, 3rd pers. sing. of saber, to know < L sapere: see SAP1] Slang to understand; get the idea n. Informal 1. shrewdness or understanding 2. know how… … English World dictionary
sav|vy — «SAV ee», verb, vied, vy|ing, noun, adjective. Slang. –v.t., v.i. to know; understand: »You think you are wise, but there s a lot of things you don t savvy (Owen Wister). –n. understanding; intelligence; … Useful english dictionary
savvy — sav•vy [[t]ˈsæv i[/t]] n. adj. vi•er, vi•est, 1) Also, sav′vi•ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense: political savvy[/ex] 2) shrewdly informed; experienced and well informed; canny 3) to know; understand •… … From formal English to slang
savvy — sav|vy1 [ˈsævi] n [U] informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: savvy to know (18 21 centuries), from Spanish sabe he or she knows , from saber to know ] practical knowledge and ability ▪ He s obviously got a lot of political savvy. savvy 2 savvy2 adj… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sav|vi|ness — «SAV ee nihs», noun. Slang. understanding; savvy … Useful english dictionary
savvy — /sav ee/, v., savvied, savvying, n., adj., savvier, savviest. Informal. v.t., v.i. 1. to know; understand. n. 2. Also, savviness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense: a candidate who seemed to have no political savvy … Universalium
savvy — sav·vy … English syllables
