vet

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vet

A vet examines a small dog in a clean clinic.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who has served in the armed forces: A shortened, informal form of "veteran," referring to someone with experience in military service.
    • A doctor who practices veterinary medicine: A professional trained in the medical care and treatment of animals.

  2. Verb:

    • To provide veterinary care for: To examine, treat, or perform medical procedures on an animal.
    • To examine carefully or critically: To inspect, scrutinize, or evaluate something (e.g., a document, a candidate) thoroughly before approval or acceptance.
    • To work as a veterinarian: To practice the profession of animal medicine.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The organization provides support for vets returning to civilian life.
    • We need to take the dog to the vet for its annual shots.

  • Verb:

    • She vetted the injured cat before deciding on surgery.
    • All candidates are thoroughly vetted by the security team before hiring.
    • He has vetted in this rural community for over a decade.
Advanced Usage
  • "To vet something out": (Informal, sometimes considered redundant) To examine or evaluate something thoroughly.
    • We need to vet out these proposals before the meeting.
Variants and Related Words
  • Veteran (n): A person who has served in the military; a person with long experience in a particular field.
  • Veterinary (adj): Relating to the medical treatment of animals.
    • She works at a veterinary clinic.
  • Veterinarian (n): The formal term for an animal doctor; a synonym for the noun "vet."
Synonyms
  • Noun (military): Ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman.
  • Noun (medical): Veterinarian, animal doctor.
  • Verb (examine): Scrutinize, inspect, screen, evaluate.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Vet through: To examine a series of items carefully.
    • I had to vet through hundreds of applications.
Related Idioms
  • To give something a good vetting: To subject something to a rigorous examination or review.
    • The contract was given a good vetting by the legal team.
vet

A vet examines a small dog in a clean clinic.

Noun
  1. a person who has served in the armed forces
  2. a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
Verb
  1. provide veterinary care for
  2. provide (a person) with medical care
  3. examine carefully
    • Someone should vet this report before it goes out
  4. work as a veterinarian
    • She vetted for the farms in the area for many years

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