vet

See also: vét, vèt, vêt, vẹt, vet., and Vet.

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

Clipping of veterinarian.

Noun

vet (plural vets)

  1. (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
    • 2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian‎:
      Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.
Derived terms
  • vet tech
Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of veteran.

Noun

vet (plural vets)

  1. (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
Usage notes

Although veteran can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, vet is usually used only for former military personnel.

Translations

Etymology 3

Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"

Verb

vet (third-person singular simple present vets, present participle vetting, simple past and past participle vetted)

  1. To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
    The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
Synonyms
Derived terms
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References

OED2

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Adjective

i vet

  1. his, her or their own
    Aleksandëri është me Albanin dhe qenin e vet.
    Aleksandër is with Alban and his (own) dog.

Usage notes

Used in contexts where i tij (“his”), i saj (“her”) or i tyre (“their”) would be ambiguous. In the example sentence above, if "e vet" were replaced with "e tij", it would more likely refer to Alban's dog. The use of "vet" removes this ambiguity.

Declension

See also

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin veto.

Noun

vet m (plural vets)

  1. veto

Etymology 2

From Latin videte, second-person plural present imperative of videō (“to see”). Compare French voici, voilà.

Adverb

  1. there is
    vet aquí
    here's

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-Germanic *faitidaz, originally a past participle.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛt
  • IPA(key): /vɛt/
  • audio(file)

Adjective

vet (comparative vetter, superlative vetst)

  1. fat
  2. greasy
  3. (informal) cool
    Wow, vet!

Inflection

Inflection of vet
uninflected vet
inflected vette
comparative vetter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vetvetterhet vetst
het vetste
indefinite m./f. sing. vettevetterevetste
n. sing. vetvettervetste
plural vettevetterevetste
definite vettevetterevetste
partitive vetsvetters—

Noun

vet n (plural vetten)

  1. fat
  2. grease

Derived terms

Adverb

vet

  1. (colloquial) very
    Hij is vet dik.
    He's very fat.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wettä- (“to throw, fling, toss”). [1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛt]
  • Audio(file)

Verb

vet

  1. (transitive) to throw, cast
  2. to sow
    ki mint vet, úgy arat – reap what one sows

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

(Expressions):

References

  1. ↑ Entry #1143 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  2. ↑ Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-Germanic *faitidaz, originally a past participle.

Adjective

vet

  1. fat, large (of humans or animals)
  2. (rich in) fat
  3. fatty, greasy
  4. fertile, rich in nutrients (of land)

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Noun

vet n

  1. fat
  2. grease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “vet (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “vet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “vet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “vet (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

vet

  1. present tense of vite

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vet

  1. imperative of veta and vete

Swedish

Verb

vet

  1. Present tense of veta; know, knows
    Jag vet inte.
    I do not know.

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vit, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Cognate with Gutnish vit, Elfdalian wit and Blekingian vôjt.

Noun

vet n

  1. wits, reason

Etymology 2

From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ.

Noun

vêt f

  1. milk or other liquid eaten with porridge
  2. humid weather

Etymology 3

From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną.

Verb

vêt (preterite vêtt, supine vett)

  1. to wet, water
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