"vet" meaning in All languages combined

See vet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /vɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vet.wav [UK] Forms: vet [singular], vets [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A veterinarian.
    Sense id: simple-vet-en-noun-EWBHo~8H Categories (other): Colloquial
  2. A veteran, somebody who used to be in the military.
    Sense id: simple-vet-en-noun-B349LYi- Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb [English]

IPA: /vɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vet.wav [UK] Forms: vet [canonical], vets [third-person, singular], vetted [past], vetted [past, participle], vetting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|vet|t}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you vet someone, you investigate them carefully and critically.
    Sense id: simple-vet-en-verb-4I4OqiLW
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