Definitions for SAVVY
ˈsæv isavvy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

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?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Savvy

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

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1. savvy

   Song lyrics by savvy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by savvy on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to pronounce SAVVY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SAVVY in sign language?

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. Vladimir Iriminku:

   These reactors were initially to be used within city limits, but unfortunately the Chernobyl incident hindered that, our citizens, especially if they are not technically savvy, don't really understand the nuclear energy and that these stations are built differently, so it's almost impossible to explain that to them.

2. Mike McCaul:

   In light of the three attacks in three hours on three continents overseas shows us that ISIS is just regionalized like the administration says only in Iraq and Syria but rather demonstrates a global threat, that they can conduct external operations and they’re very savvy doing that over the Internet.

3. Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter:

   These companies are actually pretty savvy in that they come out West, purchase and pick up cheap rural agricultural land, they sit on it for a little while and then they’re trying to sell Colorado River water, i do n’t think that they should be allowed to profiteer off of Arizona’s finite resources … If they’re coming after a portion of our only water supply on the river for many of our communities, we have to fight it.

4. Michael Ryan:

   Ukrainians are being very, very savvy about how they attack the Russian army, the vehicles they've destroyed and the people that they've killed. You see the number of colonels killed, it has been significant. They're really creating chaos and confusion inside the Russian army, which means the numbers are even more important than they seem because of the specific targets the Ukrainians have been selecting.

5. United States:

   United States regulators are not that savvy as far as financial services are concerned, they've either been oblivious on regulation, or incredibly strict.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SAVVY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Savvy
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SAVVY
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SAVVY
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=SAVVY