vet

(vĕt) 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.


vet² (vĕt)
n. Informal
A veteran.

View more Business & Finance videos

is an accepted shortening of veterinary surgeon and the normal word in British English. In American English vet and veterinarian are used in this sense, and vet also means 'a veteran'. The verb, meaning (1) to treat (a sick animal) and (2) to examine or check critically, has inflected forms vetted, vetting.

Previous:	vest, very, much, vertex
Next:	veto, via, viable

noun

One who has had long experience in a given activity or capacity: old hand, veteran. Informal old-timer. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.

noun
noun

A medical doctor. (1925 —) .
A. Powell Saw my vet last week. Said he'd never inspected a fitter man of my age (1975).

[From earlier sense, veterinary surgeon.]

Previous:	versatile, verbal, ventilate
Next:	vibe, vibes, vidiot

Common idiomatic version of veterinarian.

For a list of words related to vetting, see:

• Publishing - vetting: legal and expert checking of book’s contents, esp. facts

---

See words rhyming with "vet."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Vet.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - dyrlæge
v. tr. - undersøge, behandle, kontrollere
v. intr. - arbejde som dyrlæge

2.
n. - veteran

Nederlands (Dutch)
dierenarts, veteraan, keuren, medisch behandelen, nakijken/ evalueren

Français (French)
1.
n. - vétérinaire
v. tr. - mener une enquête approfondie sur, passer en revue, approuver (une publication)
v. intr. - être vétérinaire

2.
n. - (US, Mil) ancien combattant

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Tierarzt
v. - überprüfen

2.
n. - (ugs.) Veteran

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - κτηνίατρος, παλαίμαχος, βετεράνος
v. - (Βρετ.) θεωρώ, εξετάζω για έγκριση ή εγκρίνω, (καθομ.) υποβάλλω σε ιατρική εξέταση και αγωγή
n. - κτηνίατρος, παλαίμαχος, βετεράνος

Italiano (Italian)
esaminare, visitare, medicare, curare, controllare, (fig.) setacciare, veterinario, veterano

idioms:

• be vetted    essere scrutinato

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - veterinarian
v. - tratar (de animais), examinar cuidadosamente
n. - veterinário (m) (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
лечить животных, исследовать, ветеран, ветеринар

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - veterinario
v. tr. - someter a una investigación, examinar
v. intr. - trabajar de veterinario

2.
n. - veterano, ex combatiente

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - veterinär
v. - undersöka, behandla
n. - veteran

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 兽医, 诊断, 检审, 当兽医

2. 老兵

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 獸醫
v. tr. - 診斷, 檢審
v. intr. - 當獸醫

2.
n. - 老兵

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 수의[사]
v. tr. - (동물을) 진료하다, (사람을) 진찰하다, 심사하다
v. intr. - 수의사 일을 하다

2.
n. - 노련가, 노목, 오래 써서 낡은 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 獣医, 退役軍人, 老兵
v. - 診療する, 診察する, 詳しく調べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) رمز لطبيب بيطري (فعل) فحص فحصا دقيقا, عالج طبيا (الاسم) طبيب بيطري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רופא-חיות, וטרינר‬
v. tr. - ‮בדק בדיקה רפואית, בחן, בדק‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד כרופא-חיות‬
n. - ‮חייל ותיק, עובד ותיק‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.