Savvy

Adjective

 * 1)  shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.

Synonyms

 * canny

Verb

 * 1)  To understand

Interjection

 * 1)  Do you understand?

Thesaurus
ability, absorb, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, aptitude, aptness, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, assimilate, astute, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be with one, braininess, bravura, brightness, brilliance, cagey, capability, capacity, catch, catch on, clairvoyance, clear thinking, cleverness, cognize, command, competence, comprehend, comprehension, conceive, conception, conceptualization, conceptualize, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, dig, digest, diplomacy, discern, efficiency, esprit, expertise, facility, fathom, finesse, flair, follow, foreknowledge, genius, get, get hold of, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, giftedness, gifts, grace, grasp, grip, handiness, have, have information about, have it taped, have knowledge of, heady, horsemanship, ideation, ingeniousness, ingenuity, intellection, intelligence, keen-wittedness, keenness, ken, know, know-how, learn, make out, marksmanship, master, mastership, mastery, mental alertness, mental grasp, mercurial mind, native cleverness, nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nous, perceive, perspicacious, possess, practical ability, precognition, prehend, prehension, proficiency, prowess, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, read, readiness, ready wit, realize, recognize, resource, resourcefulness, sagacious, savoir-faire, seamanship, see, seize, seize the meaning, sense, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, skill, skillfulness, smartness, smarts, sprightly wit, style, tact, tactfulness, take, take in, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, understand, understanding, virtuosity, wisdom, wit, wizardry, workmanship, wot, wot of

Etymology
Alteration of sabi: (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from or  sabe:, from saber:, from  sapere:.

1785, as a noun, "practical sense, intelligence;" also a verb, "to know, to understand;" West Indies pidgin borrowing of savez:" or  sabe:, both from  *sapere, from  sapere: (see sapient:). The adjective is first recorded 1905, from the noun.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"s{v.i/}}

Adjective

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 精明能幹的, 精明能干的 (jīngmíng nénggàn de)
 * Finnish: fiksu, älykäs
 * French: futé, malin
 * Portuguese:


 * Russian: смыслящий, соображающий, продвинутый,  кумекающий,  врубающийся