savvy

Savvy is understanding or knowledge of how to do something.

(noun)

An example of savvy is the person who friends call to help them when their computer is having problems.

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See savvy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb savvied, savvying

Slang to understand; get the idea

Origin: < one or more varieties of Pidgin English < Portuguese sabe, 3rd pers. sing. of saber, to know < L sapere: see sap

noun

  1. shrewdness or understanding
  2. know-how

adjective savvier, savviest

Informal shrewd or discerning

See savvy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective sav·vi·er, sav·vi·est
Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.
noun
Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.
tr. & intr.v. sav·vied (săvˈēd), sav·vy·ing, sav·vies (săvˈēz)
To understand; comprehend.

Origin:

Origin: From Spanish sabe (usted), (you) know

Origin: , from saber, to know

Origin: , from Old Spanish

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *sapēre

Origin: , from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • savˈvi·ly adverb

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