What does SAVVY mean?

Definitions for SAVVY
ˈsæv isavvy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvyverb

    the cognitive condition of someone who understands

    "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

  2. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

    get the meaning of something

    "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

Wiktionary

  1. savvyverb

    To understand

  2. savvyadjective

    shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.

  3. savvyinterjection

    Do you understand?

  4. Etymology: Alteration of sabi (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from or sabe, from saber, from sapere.

ChatGPT

  1. savvy

    Savvy is a noun that refers to practical knowledge, understanding, or intelligence; it's the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions. As an adjective, savvy means knowledgeable or well-informed, often in a specific field or subject. As a verb, to savvy means to know or understand.

Wikidata

  1. Savvy

    Savvy is a 2008 children's fantasy novel by Ingrid Law aimed at children aged nine to twelve years. The American Library Association named Savvy a 2009 Newbery Honor Book.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Savvy

    Savvey, sav′i, v.t. to know: to understand.—v.i. to possess knowledge.—n. general ability. [Sp. sabesaber, to know—L. sapĕre, to be wise.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SAVVY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SAVVY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SAVVY in a Sentence

  1. Seth Norman Greenberg:

    One time, a family lived in a remote area in the Midwest where there were bears, they wanted a New York-savvy nanny — [but one] who knew how to use a blank gun to scare the bears. I couldn’t get anyone, unfortunately. Not a lot of New York nannies are open to that.

  2. Fiona Hill:

    Fiona Hill was clearly, you know, a savvy guy, fiona Hill's charming. Fiona Hill's funny. Fiona Hill was well-meaning.

  3. Penelope Good:

    It's surprising how savvy the parents are, with the Internet and everything, they know that the over-the-counter stuff is not going to work.

  4. Judge Kaplan:

    If he’s determined and inventive and I suspect he’s very inventive and technologically savvy he could find a way around it and conceivably not get caught.

  5. Michelle Chai:

    I think it's political skills. Politically, the West Asians were more savvy.

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