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How to pronounce savvy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok
Type of understand
Has types catch on, cotton on, digest, figure, get it, get wise, intuit, latch on, tumble, twig, get onto
Type Words
Synonyms apprehension, discernment, understanding
Type of knowing
Has types smattering, self-knowledge, brainstorm, brainwave, comprehension, grasp, grasping, hindsight, hold, insight, realisation, realization, recognition, appreciation

Examples of savvy

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These are the savvy users that generate little or no revenue for Google already.
From the techcrunch.com
The right light and savvy techniques are critical for developing lasting images.
From the thenewstribune.com
State Rep. Tom Campbell and his challenger, JT Wilcox, are both smart and savvy.
From the thenewstribune.com
With its financial resources and engineering savvy, Japan remains a world power.
From the newsweek.com
Now it's following with its money where more of its savvy customers are heading.
From the forbes.com
If you are a particularly savvy traveller then bagging cheap holidays is simple.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Savvy employers are making sure workers are trained and rewarding them properly.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A thick, strong, savvy player who struggled snapping, he had no issues at guard.
From the bostonherald.com
My savvy stops at the eucalyptus and raspberry brambles, stuff I know from home.
From the latimes.com
More examples
  • Understanding: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
  • Grok: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
  • Savvy is a children's novel by Ingrid Law aimed at children aged nine to twelve years. The American Library Association named Savvy a 2009 Newbery Honor Book. It was included in the District 65 2009 2010 Battle Of The Books.
  • (savvily) In a savvy way
  • [Slang] to understand; get the idea.
  • Get me? understand? (Farewell, 120)
  • Experienced / knowledgeable.
  • Slang term meaning very knowledgeable. Adaptation of the French verb, "savoir," meaning "to know."