savvy

(Английский)

Adj

Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.

Verb

To understand.

Noun

Shrewdness.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈsæ.vi/

Этимология (Английский)

Alteration of save, sabi (“to know”) (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from Portuguese sabe (“[she/he] knows”), from saber (“to know”), from Latin sapere (“to taste; to know”). First appears c. 1785 in a dictionary by Francis Grose, as a noun, “practical sense, intelligence”; also a verb, “to know, to understand”. The adjective is first recorded 1905, from the noun.

Синонимы

grasp

understand

dig

compass

🧭

comprehend

apprehend

understanding

grok

see

👀

discernment

get the picture

apprehension

astute

hold

intellect

interpret

judgment

ken

know

notice

nous

penetration

perceive

percipient

politic

practical

pragmatic

prehensile

read

📖

realise

recognise

shrewd

smart

sympathise

wisdom

wise

witty

make of

intelligence

perception

translate

intuitive feeling

ability

catch

clever

cognizance

comprehension

cunning

diplomatic

empathise