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Definition of 'vet'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) vet
a veterinarian.

2. (v.t.) vet
to examine or treat in one's capacity as a veterinarian or physician.

3. vet
to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, etc.:
An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.

4. (v.i.) vet
to work as a veterinarian.

Etymology: (1860–65; short for veterinarian)

Definition of 'vet'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vet
a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

2. (verb) veteran, vet, ex-serviceman
a person who has served in the armed forces

3. (verb) vet
work as a veterinarian
"She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"

4. (verb) vet
examine carefully
"Someone should vet this report before it goes out"

5. (verb) vet
provide (a person) with medical care

6. (verb) vet
provide veterinary care for

Definition of 'vet'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) vet
veterinarian
We took our cat to see the vet.

Translation of 'vet'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory) Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here.
Afrikaans: ondersoek, keur	Arabic: يَفْحَص فَحْصاً دقيقاً	Bulgarian: проучвам
Brazilian: vetar	Czech: prověřit	German: untersuchen
Danish: sikkerhedsgodkendt	Greek: περνώ από κόσκινο	Spanish: investigar, examinar
Estonian: kontrollima	Farsi: بررسی کردن	Finnish: tutkia
French: examiner de près	Hebrew: לִבחוֹן הֵיטֶב	Hindi: भली प्रकार जाच करना
Croatian: pomno ispitati	Hungarian: megvizsgál, átvilágít	Indonesian: menyidik
Icelandic: kanna/rannsaka gaumgæfile	Italian: esaminare	Japanese: 調べる
Korean: 검사하다	Lithuanian: patikrinti	Latvian: rūpīgi pārbaudīt
Malay: menyemak	Dutch: doorlichten	Norwegian: gjennomgå/undersøke kriti
Polish: sprawdzić, `prześwietlić`	Portuguese: investigar	Romanian: a examinaîndeaproape
Russian: тщательно проверять	Slovak: preskúmať, preveriť	Slovenian: pregledati
Serbian: proveriti	Swedish: undersöka, granska, kolla	Thai: ตรวจสอบ
Turkish: iyice araştırıp soruşturm	Taiwanese: 審查(並核可)	Ukrainian: оглядати
Urdu: چھان بين کرنا	Vietnamese: xem xét chặt chẽ	Chinese: 检审（文件等）
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