Know and Savvy

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Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

Usage example: a career diplomat who knows several languages

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Savvy is a synonym for know. In some cases you can use "Savvy" instead the word "Know" as a verb or a noun. informal substitute

Nearby Words: knowing, known

Savvy verb - To have a clear idea of.

Usage example: the man growled, “Don't ever date my daughter again—you savvy?”

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Know is a synonym for savvy in realize topic. Sometimes you can use "Know" instead a verb "Savvy".

The hired retainers are Genre Savvy and know there's no chance of surviving the heroic quest they're on.

Source: Cruel And Unusual Death / Literature
The sophisticated savvy can realize that they do not know what characters they are playing, or whether they are exactly in the same genre as the books they read.

Source: Genre Savvy
She wanted to know what boys were like, but after getting to know him is genre savvy enough to realize that hes probably not indicative of most men.

Source: Visual Novel / Princess Evangile

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