saber — meaning in English

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.
• 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.
• taste (intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
• who knows A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.
• who knows A rhetorical question asked to express the idea that anything is possible or that anything could happen.

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

know — full definition

1. verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
2. verb To be familiar or acquainted with a person, place, or subject.

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