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vet 1  (vt) Informal
n.
A veterinarian.
v. vet·ted, vet·ting, vets
v.tr.
1. To subject to veterinary evaluation, examination, medication, or surgery.
2. To subject to thorough examination or evaluation: vet a manuscript.
v.intr.
To engage in the practice of veterinary medicine.

vet 2  (vt)
n. Informal
A veteran.

vet1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) short for veterinary surgeon
vb vets, vetting, vetted
1. (tr) Chiefly Brit to make a prior examination and critical appraisal of (a person, document, scheme, etc.) the candidates were well vetted See also positive vetting
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) to examine, treat, or cure (an animal)

vet2
n
(Military) US and Canadian short for veteran [2] [3]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vet - a doctor who practices veterinary medicinevet - a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
horse doctor - a veterinarian who treats horses
2.vet - a person who has served in the armed forcesvet - a person who has served in the armed forces
American Legion - the largest organization of United States war veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW - an organization of United States war veterans
Legionnaire - a member of the American Legion
military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
Verb1.vet - work as a veterinarianvet - work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"
be, follow - work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
2.vet - examine carefullyvet - examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"
inspect - look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
3.vet - provide (a person) with medical carevet - provide (a person) with medical care
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
4.vet - provide veterinary care forvet - provide veterinary care for          
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
doctor - give medical treatment to

vet
noun
veterinary surgeon, veterinarian (U.S.), animal doctor You should take that cat to the vet.
verb
check, examine, investigate, check out, review, scan, look over, appraise, scrutinize, size up (informal), give someone or something the once-over (informal), pass under review He was not allowed to read any book until his father had vetted it.
Translations
vet1 [vet] N ABBR
1. =veterinary surgeon, veterinarianveterinario/a m/f
2. (US) =veteranexcombatiente mf

vet2 [vet] (esp Brit) VT
1. [+ article, speech] → repasar, revisar
2. (= examine) [+ application] → examinar, investigar
he was vetted by Securityfue sometido a una investigación por los servicios de seguridad

vet [ˈvɛt]
n
(mainly British) (= veterinary surgeon) → vétérinaire mf
She's a vet → Elle est vétérinaire.
(US) (= veteran) → vétéran m
vt
(= check carefully) [+ report, document, scheme] → examiner minutieusement
[+ candidate] → soumettre à une enquête approfondie

vet
n abbr of veterinary surgeon, veterinarianTierarzt m/-ärztin f

vet1 [vɛt]
1. n (esp Brit) → veterinario
2. vt (text) → rivedere; (person, application) → esaminare minuziosamente
to vet sb for a job → informarsi su qn prima di offrirgli un posto

vet veterinary
vet2
v vet [vet]
to investigate carefully (and pass as satisfactory) Every member of staff has been vetted by our security department before he starts work here. ondersoek, keur يَفْحَص فَحْصاً دقيقاً проучвам prověřit sikkerhedsgodkendt untersuchen περνώ από κόσκινο investigar, examinar kontrollima بررسی کردن tutkia examiner de près לִבחוֹן הֵיטֶב भली प्रकार जाच करना pomno ispitati megvizsgál, átvilágít menyidik kanna/rannsaka gaumgæfilega esaminare 調べる 검사하다 patikrinti rūpīgi pārbaudīt menyemak doorlichten gjennomgå/undersøke kritisk sprawdzić, `prześwietlić investigar a examina îndeaproape тщательно проверять preskúmať, preveriť pregledati proveriti undersöka, granska, kolla ตรวจสอบ iyice araştırıp soruşturmak, tahkik etmek 審查(並核可) оглядати چھان بين کرنا xem xét chặt chẽ

vet طبيب بيطري veterinář dyrlæge Tierarzt κτηνίατρος veterinario eläinlääkäri vétérinaire veterinar veterinario 獣医 수의사 veearts veterinær weterynarz veterinário ветеринар veterinär สัตว์แพทย์ veteriner bác sỹ thú y 兽医


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