What does vet mean?

Definitions for vet
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vetnoun

    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

  2. veteran, vet, ex-servicemanverb

    a person who has served in the armed forces

  3. vetverb

    work as a veterinarian

    "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"

  4. vetverb

    examine carefully

    "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"

  5. vetverb

    provide (a person) with medical care

  6. vetverb

    provide veterinary care for

ChatGPT

  1. vet

    To vet is to thoroughly examine, check, or authenticate something or someone. This could involve assessing the individual's or item's suitability, effectiveness, or accuracy, often before making a final decision. The term is often used in contexts like job recruitments (vetting applicants), law enforcement (vetting sources or information), or acquisitions (vetting a product or service). It originates from "veterinarian," referring to the process of subjecting animals to examination or treatment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vet in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of vet in a Sentence

  1. Border Protection chief Mark Morgan:

    We're going to do what we always do and that's properly vet everybody. And if they don't have those travel documents, it's going to slow the process down.

  2. Daniel Hoffman:

    People just need to be savvy readers of the news and understand what the source of the news is and does that source, whoever it is … are they trying to influence or inform ? they should vet the sources because these days … you can pick up information from anywhere.

  3. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

    It's clear that many Americans are concerned about the administration's ability to properly vet thousands of individuals from Syria and Iraq. Elected officials in both parties have expressed concerns too, as have administration officials, that's why many Americans are asking us to take a step back and press 'pause' on the program so we can ensure we have the correct policies and security screenings in place.

  4. Laurie Waggoner:

    The vet said the horse was not in any condition to be ridden, much less from South Carolina all the way down to Miami.

  5. William Campbell:

    Everybody is running to the vet right now.

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