vet

noun

/vet/

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(especially British English)
(North American English usually veterinarian)
(also British English, formal veterinary surgeon)
a person who has been trained in the science of animal medicine, whose job is to treat animals who are sick or injured
- We had to take the dog to the local vet.
Topics Jobsb2, Farmingb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- qualified
- chief
- practising/practicing
- …
verb + vet
- call
- call out
- contact
- …
vet + verb
- recommend something
- examine something
- treat something
- …
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vet’s

(plural vets)
the place where a vet works
- I've got to take the dog to the vet's tomorrow.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- qualified
- chief
- practising/practicing
- …
verb + vet
- call
- call out
- contact
- …
vet + verb
- recommend something
- examine something
- treat something
- …
See full entry
(North American English, informal)
(also veteran British and North American English)
a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war
- a Vietnam vet

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent: abbreviation of veterinary or veterinarian. noun sense 3 mid 19th cent.: abbreviation.

verb

/vet/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they vet	/vet/ /vet/
he / she / it vets	/vets/ /vets/
past simple vetted	/ˈvetɪd/ /ˈvetɪd/
past participle vetted	/ˈvetɪd/ /ˈvetɪd/
-ing form vetting	/ˈvetɪŋ/ /ˈvetɪŋ/

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Word Originverb mid 19th cent: abbreviation of veterinary or veterinarian.