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savvies

savvies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of savvy.

Meaning of savvy

Verb

savvy (third-person singular simple present savvies, present participle savvying, simple past and past participle savvied)

  1. (informal) To understand.
    • He's probably a perfect technician as a surgeon, but he knows you get only what you grab. Think of the years it's taken me to learn what he savvied all the time!1925, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXIV, in Arrowsmith, Harcourt Brace & Co., page 280

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Questions about savvies

What is savvies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Savvies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of savvy.

Words near savvies in the dictionary

  1. savveyed
  2. savveying
  3. savveys
  4. savvied
  5. savvier
  6. savvies
  7. savviest
  8. savvily
  9. savviness
  10. savvinesses
  11. savvy

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