Sage - English meaning

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

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An acute housing shortage

noun

Short for acute accent.

adjective

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

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An astute businessman

adjective

Quick to see how to use a situation to your advantage

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He was politically astute, and was soon appointed to a number of powerful committees in congress.

noun

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

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He had absolute authority over his subordinates

noun

The power to control or demand obedience from others

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[ u ] the police have no legal authority in these disputes., [ u ] we have to find someone in autho…

noun

The official power to make decisions for other people or to tell them what they must do

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The executive committee can delegate authority to the chairperson., he did not have enough authorit…

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

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Canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

adjective

Intelligent and careful

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He is a canny investor.

adjective

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

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She was an extremely clever and studious young woman

adjective

Having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something

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It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention., did you notice how she cleverly avoided a…

adjective

Having or showing good judgement.

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The brasserie attracts discerning customers

verb

Recognize or find out.

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I can discern no difference between the two policies

adjective

Able to make or usually making careful judgments about the quality of similar things

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Marion is a discerning judge of good design.

adjective

(of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age.

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My elder daughter

noun

People who are older than one.

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Schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders

noun

A small tree or shrub with pithy stems, white flowers, and bluish-black or red berries.

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A factory farm stood silent and abandoned, hedges of elders dripped berries and were decorated with…

adjective

Having or showing great knowledge or learning.

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Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion

adjective

Having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by very few people

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He's the author of an erudite book on scottish history.

noun

A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.

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An expert in healthcare

adjective

Having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area.

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He had received expert academic advice

noun

A person having a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular subject

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He is the administration’s foreign-policy expert for eastern europe., she’s an expert swimmer.

noun

A hindu spiritual teacher.

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Hindus who have a guru strive to receive spiritual initiation from him.

noun

An expert in a particular subject who gives advice

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I’ve become the computer guru in our department.

noun

A person skilled in something who gives advice about it

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An investment/management guru, a business/advertising/internet guru

adjective

Relating to the intellect.

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Children need intellectual stimulation

noun

A person possessing a highly developed intellect.

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A prominent political thinker and intellectual

adjective

Relating to the ability to think and understand ideas at a high level, or involving ideas

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He was among the political and intellectual leaders of his time.

adjective

Having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.

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Anna is intelligent and hard-working

adjective

Showing intelligence, or the ability to understand and learn well

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A highly intelligent woman, she writes intelligently about the life of mary baker eddy.

adjective

Able to learn and understand things quickly and easily

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A lot of thoroughly intelligent, sensible people have fallen for the salesman's charm., a highly in…

adjective

Having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense.

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The judicious use of public investment

adverb

Having or showing good judgment in making decisions

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The law allows for the judicious use of force in some situations., spend your money a little more j…

adjective

Having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions

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We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.

adjective

Intelligent and well informed.

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She is very knowledgeable about livestock and pedigrees

adjective

Knowing a lot

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He's very knowledgeable about german literature.

adjective

(of a person) having acquired much knowledge through study.

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A learned, generous, and notoriously absent-minded man

verb

Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.

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They'd started learning french

adjective

Having or showing much knowledge

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A learned scholar

noun

A great hindu sage or spiritual leader.

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Many people would agree with the maharishi's political analysis, but they might have some issues wi…

noun

(in south asia) a revered person regarded with love and respect; a holy person or sage.

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India is the birthplace of hinduism as well as buddhism, motherland of sikhs and jains, the abode o…

noun

An experienced and trusted adviser.

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He was her friend and mentor until his death

verb

Advise or train (someone, especially a younger colleague).

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Both trainees were expertly mentored by a site supervisor

verb

A wise and trusted guide and advisor

proper noun

A king of pylos in the peloponnese, who in old age led his subjects to the trojan war. his wisdom was proverbial.

noun

A hindu scholar learned in sanskrit and hindu philosophy and religion, typically also a practising priest.

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The pandit chants the marriage mantras

noun

A hindu priest

adjective

Able to make a way through or into something.

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The problem of penetrating damp

verb

Go into or through (something), especially with force or effort.

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The shrapnel had penetrated his head

adjective

Having or showing sensitive insight.

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An extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship

adjective

Able to notice and understand things that many other people do not notice

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Her books are full of perceptive insights.

noun

A person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.

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Plato has a claim to be the first philosopher to establish philosophy as a subject.

adjective

Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.

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They were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation

adjective

Having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments

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A sagacious person/comment/choice

noun

A learned person, especially a distinguished scientist.

noun

A specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.

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A hebrew scholar

noun

A person with great knowledge, usually of a particular subject

noun

A person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university

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A classics/history scholar, dr miles was a distinguished scholar of russian history.

adjective

Involving or relating to serious academic study.

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Scholarly journals

adjective

Done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.

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I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much

proper noun

Son of david, king of ancient israel c.970–c.930 bc. in the bible solomon is traditionally associated with the song of songs, ecclesiastes, and proverbs, while his wisdom is illustrated by the judgement of solomon. discontent with his rule, however, led to the secession of the northern tribes in the reign of his son rehoboam.

noun

A very wise person.

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Such a task would transcend the wisdom and power of a solomon

noun

A person from the solomon islands .

proper noun

(c.630–c.560 bc), athenian statesman and lawgiver. one of the seven sages, he revised the code of laws established by draco, making it less severe. his division of the citizens into four classes based on wealth rather than birth laid the foundations of athenian democracy.

noun

A person who teaches, especially in a school.

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A history teacher

noun

A person who thinks deeply and seriously.

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She was not a thinker, but she had common sense

noun

Someone who considers important subjects or produces new ideas

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He’s a creative thinker and a good administrator.

adjective

Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement.

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She seems kind and wise

noun

The manner or extent of something.

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He did it this wise

suffix

Forming adjectives and adverbs of manner or respect such as clockwise, otherwise.