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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of veterinarian.

Noun

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vet (plural vets)

  1. (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
    • 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian‎[1]:
      Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of veteran.

Noun

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vet (plural vets)

  1. (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).
    • 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 73:
      “A former soldier, sir. A vet. Theyʼre all vets, a little shellshocked.”
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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.

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Etymology 3

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Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"

Verb

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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.
    The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
    • 1980 March 10, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “The Economy Drive”, in Yes, Minister, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Jim Hacker and Humphrey Appleby (Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne):
      Sir Humphrey Appleby: Nevertheless we do not admit it (the existence of MI6). Not everyone round this table has been vetted (pun). / Jim Hacker: I thought that's something you do to cats (laugh track). / Sir Humphrey Appleby: Yes indeed, but not ferrets, Minister (laugh track).
    • 2000 September, “Corrupt and Farcical Elections”, in Racial Discrimination in Tibet‎[2], Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, →OCLC, page 116:
      41 year-old Thupten from Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture confirmed this threat of punishment. “The people in my area were very discontent when an election was announced. We knew that the candidates selected had already been carefully vetted by higher Chinese officials, and that our ‘voting’ was mere lip-service to Chinese claims of democracy, but we did it anyway.
    • 2023, “How a Bill Becomes a Law”, in mnnurses.org‎[3]:
      House and Senate Committees are made up of elected legislators who vet the bill and hear from stakeholders and members of the public.
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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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i vet

  1. his, her or their own
    Aleksandri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
    Aleksandër is with Alban and his (own) dog.

Usage notes

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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.

Declension

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Declension of i vet
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
nominative i vet e vet e vet e veta
accusative e vet e vet e vet e veta
genitive/dative/ablative të vet së vet të vet të veta

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Albanian possessive determiners and pronouns
determiners pronouns
singular plural singular plural
1st person im ynë imi yni
2nd person yt juaj yti juaji
3rd person m i tij i tyre i tiji i tyri
f i saj i saji
3rd person reflexive i vet i veti

Blagar

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Noun

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vet

  1. coconut

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin vetō.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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vet m (plural vets)

  1. veto

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin videte, second-person plural present imperative of videō (“to see”). Compare French voici, voilà.

Adverb

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vet

  1. there is
    vet aquí
    here's
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Czech

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Noun

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vet

  1. genitive plural of veto

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle.

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Adjective

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vet (comparative vetter, superlative vetst)

  1. fat
    Synonym: dik
  2. greasy
    Synonym: vettig
  3. emphatical, (in print) bold
    Synonyms: vetjes, dikgedrukt
  4. (informal) cool
    Synonyms: dik, lauw, cool
    Wow, vet! ― Wow, cool!

Declension

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Declension of vet
uninflected vet
inflected vette
comparative vetter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vet vetter het vetst
het vetste
indefinite m./f. sing. vette vettere vetste
n. sing. vet vetter vetste
plural vette vettere vetste
definite vette vettere vetste
partitive vets vetters —

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vet
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fete
  • Negerhollands: vet, fet
  • → Papiamentu: vèt

Noun

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vet n (plural vetten)

  1. fat
  2. grease

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Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fete

Adverb

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vet

  1. (colloquial) very
    Hij is vet dik. ― He's very fat.

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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Uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wettä- (“to throw, fling, toss”). [1][2]

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Verb

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vet

  1. (transitive) to throw, cast
  2. (ambitransitive) to sow
    ki mint vet, úgy arat ― reap what one sows (literally, “as one sows, so one reaps”)
  3. (chiefly construed as magára vet) Synonym of okol (“to blame”).
    Ha nem fogadod meg a tanácsom, magadra vess. ― If you don’t take my advice, you have only yourself to blame.

Conjugation

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Note that vettem, vettél, vett etc. are not forms of this verb but those of vesz (“to take, buy”).

Conjugation of vet
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. vetek vetsz vet vetünk vettek vetnek
def. vetem veted veti vetjük vetitek vetik
2nd obj vetlek
past indef. vetettem vetettél vetett vetettünk vetettetek vetettek
def. vetettem vetetted vetette vetettük vetettétek vetették
2nd obj vetettelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. vetni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. veték vetél vete veténk vetétek vetének
def. vetém vetéd veté veténk vetétek veték
2nd obj vetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. vet vala, vetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. vetendek vetendesz vetend vetendünk vetendetek vetendenek
def. vetendem vetended vetendi vetendjük vetenditek vetendik
2nd obj vetendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. vetnék vetnél vetne vetnénk vetnétek vetnének
def. vetném vetnéd vetné vetnénk
(or vetnők) 		vetnétek vetnék
2nd obj vetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. vessek vess or
vessél 		vessen vessünk vessetek vessenek
def. vessem vesd or
vessed 		vesse vessük vessétek vessék
2nd obj vesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vetett légyen
infinitive vetni vetnem vetned vetnie vetnünk vetnetek vetniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
vetés vető vetett vetendő vetve (vetvén) vettet
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
Potential conjugation of vet
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. vethetek vethetsz vethet vethetünk vethettek vethetnek
def. vethetem vetheted vetheti vethetjük vethetitek vethetik
2nd obj vethetlek
past indef. vethettem vethettél vethetett vethettünk vethettetek vethettek
def. vethettem vethetted vethette vethettük vethettétek vethették
2nd obj vethettelek
archaic
preterite 		indef. vetheték vethetél vethete vetheténk vethetétek vethetének
def. vethetém vethetéd vetheté vetheténk vethetétek vetheték
2nd obj vethetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. vethet vala, vethetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. vethetendek
or vetandhatok 		vethetendesz
or vetandhatsz 		vethetend
or vetandhat 		vethetendünk
or vetandhatunk 		vethetendetek
or vetandhattok 		vethetendenek
or vetandhatnak
def. vethetendem
or vetandhatom 		vethetended
or vetandhatod 		vethetendi
or vetandhatja 		vethetendjük
or vetandhatjuk 		vethetenditek
or vetandhatjátok 		vethetendik
or vetandhatják
2nd obj vethetendelek
or vetandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. vethetnék vethetnél vethetne vethetnénk vethetnétek vethetnének
def. vethetném vethetnéd vethetné vethetnénk
(or vethetnők) 		vethetnétek vethetnék
2nd obj vethetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. vethetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. vethessek vethess or
vethessél 		vethessen vethessünk vethessetek vethessenek
def. vethessem vethesd or
vethessed 		vethesse vethessük vethessétek vethessék
2nd obj vethesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. vethetett légyen
infinitive (vethetni) (vethetnem) (vethetned) (vethetnie) (vethetnünk) (vethetnetek) (vethetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
vethető vethetetlen (vethetve / vethetvén)

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Expressions with -t
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References

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  1. ^ Entry #1143 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ vet in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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  • vet in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian ведь (vedʹ).

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Conjunction

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vet

  1. after all
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56:
      Jo vet ono lumi maas.
      There's already snow on the ground, after all.
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Miä vet saan lypsää, - halliaal meeleel vastais Ksenja.
      I can milk, after all - Ksenja answered in a grieving mood.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 650

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle.

Adjective

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vet

  1. fat, large (of humans or animals)
  2. (rich in) fat
  3. fatty, greasy
  4. fertile, rich in nutrients (of land)

Inflection

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Adjective
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative indefinite vet vette vet vette
definite vette vette
accusative indefinite vetten vette vet vette
definite vette
genitive indefinite vets vetter vets vetter
definite vets, vetten vets, vetten
dative vetten vetter vetten vetten

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Noun

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vet n

  1. fat
  2. grease

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Mwotlap

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Torres-Banks *βati, from Proto-North-Central Vanuatu *βati, from Proto-Oceanic *pati, from *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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vet

  1. four

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

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Noun

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vet (determinate nevet)

  1. stone, rock
  2. money; vatu

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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vet

  1. present tense of vite

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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vet

  1. imperative of veta

Old Swedish

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Verb

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vēt

  1. first-person present indicative of vita
  2. third-person present indicative of vita

Swedish

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Verb

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vet

  1. present of veta; know, knows
    Jag vet inte.
    I do not know.
  2. imperative of veta
    Vet hut!
    Behave yourself!
    (literally, “Know decency!”)

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Vurës

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Torres-Banks *βatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.[1]

Noun

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vet

  1. stone, rock (of any size)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Torres-Banks *βatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ.[1]

Noun

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vet

  1. to weave or plait
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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catriona Malau (September 2021) “vet”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific Linguistics), Australian National University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 210
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