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Definition of Savvy
1. Verb. Get the meaning of something. "Sam and Sue savvy the movie "; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
Exact synonyms: Apprehend, Compass, Comprehend, Dig, Get The Picture, Grasp, Grok
Generic synonyms: Understand
Specialized synonyms: Figure, Catch On, Cotton On, Get It, Get Onto, Get Wise, Latch On, Tumble, Twig, Intuit, Digest
Derivative terms: Apprehender, Apprehensible, Apprehension, Apprehensive, Comprehendible, Comprehensible, Comprehension, Grasp, Grasping
Generic synonyms: Understand
Specialized synonyms: Figure, Catch On, Cotton On, Get It, Get Onto, Get Wise, Latch On, Tumble, Twig, Intuit, Digest
Derivative terms: Apprehender, Apprehensible, Apprehension, Apprehensive, Comprehendible, Comprehensible, Comprehension, Grasp, Grasping
2. Noun. The cognitive condition of someone who understands. "He has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Exact synonyms: Apprehension, Discernment, Understanding
Generic synonyms: Knowing
Specialized synonyms: Comprehension, Self-knowledge, Smattering, Appreciation, Grasp, Hold, Grasping, Hindsight, Brainstorm, Brainwave, Insight, Realisation, Realization, Recognition
Derivative terms: Apprehend, Understand, Understand
Generic synonyms: Knowing
Specialized synonyms: Comprehension, Self-knowledge, Smattering, Appreciation, Grasp, Hold, Grasping, Hindsight, Brainstorm, Brainwave, Insight, Realisation, Realization, Recognition
Derivative terms: Apprehend, Understand, Understand
Definition of Savvy
1. v. t. & i. To understand; to comprehend; know.
2. n. Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp.
Definition of Savvy
1. Adjective. (informal) shrewd, well-informed and perceptive. ¹
2. Verb. (informal) To understand ¹
3. Interjection. (informal) Do you understand? ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Savvy
1. shrewd [v -VIED, -VYING, -VIES] - See also: shrewd
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