noun
Meaning 1
A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vet
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/vɛt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Initialism of vocational education and training.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: education
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Initialism of video editing terminal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Topics: broadcasting, media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a person who has served in the armed forces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: veteran, ex-serviceman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
Narrower terms: Legionnaire
noun
Meaning 7
a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
Narrower terms: horse doctor
verb
Meaning 8
provide veterinary care for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: doctor
verb
Meaning 9
provide (a person) with medical care
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: treat, care for
verb
Meaning 10
examine carefully
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Someone should vet this report before it goes out
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inspect
verb
Meaning 11
work as a veterinarian
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She vetted for the farms in the area for many years
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be, follow
History
Etymology
Clipping of veterinarian.
Clipping of veteran.
Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ветеринар (veterinar) — short form of veterinary surgeon
- French: véto — short form of veterinary surgeon
- Galician: veterinario — short form of veterinary surgeon
- Galician: veterinaria — short form of veterinary surgeon
- Russian: вет (vet) — short form of veterinary surgeon
- Bulgarian: преглеждам (pregleždam) — check or investigate particularly
- Czech: prověřit — check or investigate particularly
- Czech: zkontrolovat — check or investigate particularly
- Czech: schválit — check or investigate particularly
- Dutch: controleren — check or investigate particularly
- Dutch: checken — check or investigate particularly
- Dutch: nagaan — check or investigate particularly
- Finnish: seuloa — check or investigate particularly
- Finnish: tutkia — check or investigate particularly
- Finnish: tarkastaa — check or investigate particularly
- French: vérifier — check or investigate particularly
- French: examiner — check or investigate particularly
- French: contrôler — check or investigate particularly
- Galician: comprobar — check or investigate particularly
- Galician: verificar — check or investigate particularly
- German: überprüfen — check or investigate particularly
- Hungarian: ellenőriz — check or investigate particularly
- Hungarian: felülvizsgál — check or investigate particularly
- Hungarian: megvizsgál — check or investigate particularly
- Hungarian: átvilágít — check or investigate particularly
- Irish: seiceáil — check or investigate particularly
- Italian: esaminare — check or investigate particularly
- Italian: controllare — check or investigate particularly
- Polish: prześwietlać — check or investigate particularly
- Polish: prześwietlić — check or investigate particularly
- Russian: проверя́ть (proverjátʹ) — check or investigate particularly
- Spanish: examinar — check or investigate particularly
- Spanish: visar — check or investigate particularly
- Ukrainian: перевіряти (perevirjaty) — check or investigate particularly
- Urdu: جانچنا ۔ پرکھنا (Janchna-Parakhna) — check or investigate particularly