"vet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Clipping of veterinarian. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|veterinarian}} Clipping of veterinarian Head templates: {{en-noun}} vet (plural vets)
  1. (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon. Tags: colloquial Derived forms: vet tech Translations (short form of veterinary surgeon): ветеринар (veterinar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), véto [masculine] (French), veterinario [masculine] (Galician), veterinaria [feminine] (Galician)
    Sense id: en-vet-en-noun-J4oZ7qLm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 25 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 22 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 28 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /vɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Clipping of veteran. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|veteran}} Clipping of veteran Head templates: {{en-noun}} vet (plural vets)
  1. (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces). Tags: US, colloquial Categories (topical): People Translations (short form of veteran): ветеран (veteran) (Bulgarian), veteraan [masculine] (Dutch), vétéran [masculine] (French), veterano [masculine] (Galician), veterana [feminine] (Galician), Veteran [masculine] (German), weteran [masculine] (Polish), veterano [masculine] (Portuguese), veterano [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vet-en-noun-ltPeQV3H Disambiguation of People: 40 56 4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 22 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /vɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vets [present, singular, third-person], vetting [participle, present], vetted [participle, past], vetted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]" Head templates: {{en-verb}} vet (third-person singular simple present vets, present participle vetting, simple past and past participle vetted)
  1. To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval. Synonyms: evaluate Derived forms: vetter Related terms: red vet pet Translations (check or investigate particularly): преглеждам (pregleždam) (Bulgarian), prověřit [perfective] (Czech), zkontrolovat [perfective] (Czech), schválit [perfective] (Czech), controleren (Dutch), checken (Dutch), nagaan (Dutch), tutkia (Finnish), tarkastaa (Finnish), vérifier (French), examiner (French), contrôler (French), comprobar (Galician), verificar (Galician), überprüfen (German), ellenőriz (Hungarian), felülvizsgál (Hungarian), megvizsgál (Hungarian), átvilágít (Hungarian), seiceáil (Irish), esaminare (Italian), controllare (Italian), prześwietlać [imperfective] (Polish), prześwietlić [perfective] (Polish), проверя́ть (proverjátʹ) [neuter] (Russian), examinar (Spanish), جانچنا ۔ پرکھنا (Janchna-Parakhna) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-vet-en-verb-iZ8jcbqJ Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 22 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "word": "ellenőriz"
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          "word": "átvilágít"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "veterinaria"
    }
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}

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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "short form of veteran",
      "word": "ветеран"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "short form of veteran",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "short form of veteran",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "short form of veteran",
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}

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          "text": "The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench."
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      "word": "преглеждам"
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      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "prověřit"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "schválit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "controleren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "checken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "nagaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "tutkia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "tarkastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "vérifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "examiner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "contrôler"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "comprobar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "verificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "überprüfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "ellenőriz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "felülvizsgál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "megvizsgál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "átvilágít"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "seiceáil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "esaminare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "controllare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prześwietlać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "prześwietlić"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proverjátʹ",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "проверя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "examinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "Janchna-Parakhna",
      "sense": "check or investigate particularly",
      "word": "جانچنا ۔ پرکھنا"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vet"
}

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