saber — meaning in English
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English meaning
- can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
- knowledge noun Information, understanding, or awareness gained through experience, study, or being told.
- lore noun The accumulated knowledge, stories, and traditions about a subject, passed down over time.
- savvy adj Shrewd and well-informed, especially about practical matters.
- taste noun The sensation produced when food or drink is detected by the tongue, or the ability to perceive it.
Senses
saber is used for these senses in English:
- can (Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.
- know (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- know (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- know (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- know (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- knowledge The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. [from 16th c.]
- savvy (informal) To understand.
- taste (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
can — full definition
- verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
- noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
- verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
- verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.
know — full definition
- verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
- verb To be familiar or acquainted with a person, place, or subject.