savvy
pronunciation
How to pronounce savvy in British English:
UK [ˈsævi]
How to pronounce savvy in American English:
US [ˈsævi]
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- Noun:
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands
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- Verb:
- get the meaning of something
Word Origin
- savvy
- savvy: see sapient
- savvy (n.)
- 1785, "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. Related: Savvily; savviness.
Example
- 1. Film directors with business savvy are rare .
- 2. Ambition was matched by commercial savvy .
- 3. Ibm 's newest computer , watson , is not only smart but also game-show savvy .
- 4. Nothing excuses the lack of savvy shown by the commercial banks .
- 5. And that 's among the technologically savvy .