vet
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
[edit] Etymology 1
Clipping of veterinarian, or veterinary surgeon.
[edit] Noun
vet (plural vets)
- (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
- 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, Guardian:
- Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.
- 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, Guardian:
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[edit] Etymology 2
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vet (plural vets)
- (colloquial) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
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Although veteran can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, vet is usually used only for former military personnel.
[edit] Etymology 3
possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"
[edit] Verb
vet (third-person singular simple present vets, present participle vetting, simple past and past participle vetted)
- To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
- The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
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[edit] Albanian
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i vet
- his, her or their own
- Aleksandëri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
- Aleksandër is with Alban and his (own) dog.
- Aleksandëri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
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Used in contexts where i tij (“his”), i saj (“her”) or i tyre (“their”) would be ambiguous. In the example sentence above, if "e vet" were replaced with "e tij", it would more likely refer to Alban's dog. The use of "vet" removes this ambiguity.
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[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
From Latin veto.
[edit] Noun
vet m. (plural vets)
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch *fētit, *fet, from Proto-Germanic *faitidaz, originally a past participle.
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vet (comparative vetter, superlative vetst)
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vet n. (plural vetten)
[edit] Adverb
vet
- very
- Hij is vet dik.
- He's very fat.
- Hij is vet dik.
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[edit] Hungarian
[edit] Etymology
Origin uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *βettä (“to throw, cast, sow”).
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- IPA: /ˈvɛt/
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vet
- throw, cast
- sow
- ki mint vet úgy arat - reap what one sows
[edit] Derived terms
- ellenvet
- vedlik
- vetél
- vetélkedik
- vetekedik
- vetekszik
- vetemedik
- vetemény
- vetés
- vetetlen
- vetett
- vetít
- vetkőzik
- vetül
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[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Etymology 1
Abbreviation of veterinário.
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vet m.
[edit] Etymology 2
Abbreviation of veterano.
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vet m.
- Veteran (a former soldier).
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vet
- English clippings
- English nouns
- English colloquialisms
- English verbs
- Albanian adjectives
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch informal terms
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch adverbs
- Hungarian terms derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric
- Hungarian verbs
- Hungarian three-letter words
- Portuguese nouns
- Swedish verb forms