savvy

English - Turkish

Definition of savvy in English Turkish dictionary: idrak etmek; bir konuyu kavramak; beceriklilik; çakmak; ustalık; çakozlamak; işi uyanmak; Akıllı; Kavrayış, idrak; Kurnaz; {i} kafa; {i} bilgi; {i} anlayış
Tom anlayışlı, değil mi? - Tom is savvy, isn't he?; çak; bilmek; kavramak; anlamak; kavrayış
savvying: bilerek
be savvy: anlayışlı olmak
tech-savvy: Teknoloji meraklısı

English - English

Definition of savvy in English English dictionary: To understand; Do you understand?; shrewd, well-informed and perceptive; A phrase to determine if something is understood; If you describe someone as having savvy, you think that they have a good understanding and practical knowledge of something. He is known for his political savvy and strong management skills. practical knowledge and ability (savvy (18-21 centuries), from sabe , from saber ). someone who is savvy is clever and knows how to deal with situations successfully; the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"; get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"; {s} experienced, knowledgeable (Slang); {f} know, understand (Slang); Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp; To understand; to comprehend; know; {i} understanding, wisdom, intelligence (Slang)
savvy joke: witty joke, wise and shameless joke
tech-savvy: Proficient in the use of technology, especially computers
savvied: past of savvy
savvies: third-person singular of savvy
savviest: superlative of savvy
savvying: present participle of savvy

savvy

Hyphenation

sav·vy

Turkish pronunciation

sävi

Synonyms

canny, acute, astute, brainy, cagey, calculating, clever, crafty, cunning, discerning, experienced, farsighted, foxy, heady, ingenious

Pronunciation

/ˈsavē/ /ˈsæviː/

Etymology

[ 'sa-vE ] (verb.) 1785. Alteration of sabi (“know”) (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from Portuguese or Spanish sabe (“ knows”), from saber (“to know”), from Latin sapere (“to be wise”). 1785, as a noun, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, "to know, to understand;" West Indies pidgin borrowing of French savez(-vous) (“do you know”)" or Spanish sabe (usted) (“you know”), both from Vulgar Latin *sapere, from Latin sapere (“be wise, be knowing”) (see sapient). The adjective is first recorded 1905, from the noun.