vet

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Etymology 1 === Clipping of veterinarian. ==== Noun ==== vet (plural vets) (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon. ===== Derived terms ===== vet tech ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of veteran. ==== Noun ==== vet (plural vets) (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of 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 more often used 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) To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval. ===== Synonyms ===== evaluate ===== Derived terms ===== vetter ===== Translations ===== ===== References ===== OED2 === See also === red vet pet === Anagrams === ETV, EVT, TeV, VTE, Vte == Albanian == === Alternative forms === vetë, vehte === Noun === vet alternative form of vetë === Adjective === i vet his, her or their own ==== 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 === == Blagar == === Noun === vet coconut === References === A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞t] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈvət] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈvet] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbet] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin vetō. ==== Alternative forms ==== veto ==== Noun ==== vet m (plural vets) veto === Etymology 2 === Archaic second-person singular present imperative form of veure (“to see”) (modern veges, ves). Compare French voici, voilà. ==== Adverb ==== vet there is vet aquí here's ===== See also ===== heus (Algherese) mi-lo, mi-la, mi-los, mi-les === Further reading === “vet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “vet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “vet” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vet”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛt] === Noun === vet genitive plural of veto == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch vet, from Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛt/ Hyphenation: vet Rhymes: -ɛt === Adjective === vet (comparative vetter, superlative vetst) fat Synonym: dik greasy Synonym: vettig emphatical, (in print) bold Synonyms: vetjes, dikgedrukt (informal) cool Synonyms: dik, lauw, cool Wow, vet! ― Wow, cool! ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: vet Berbice Creole Dutch: fete Negerhollands: vet, fet → Papiamentu: vèt === Noun === vet n (plural vetten, no diminutive) fat grease ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Berbice Creole Dutch: fete === Adverb === vet (colloquial) very Hij is vet dik. ― He's very fat. === Anagrams === evt. == Hungarian == === Etymology === Uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wettä- (“to throw, fling, toss”). Compare Erzya видемс (videms, “to sow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvɛt] Rhymes: -ɛt === Verb === vet (transitive) to throw, cast (ambitransitive) to sow ki mint vet, úgy arat ― reap what one sows (literally, “as one sows, so one reaps”) (chiefly construed as magára vet) synonym of okol (“to blame”) Ha nem fogadod meg a tanácsom, magadra vess. ― If you don’t take my advice, you have only yourself to blame. ==== Conjugation ==== Note that vettem, vettél, vett etc. are not forms of this verb but those of vesz (“to take, buy”). ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): === References === === Further reading === vet in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Ingrian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian ведь (vedʹ). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋet/, [ˈʋe̞d] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋet/, [ˈʋe̞d̥] Rhymes: -et Hyphenation: vet === Conjunction === vet after all === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 650 == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch fētit, fet, from Proto-West Germanic *faitid, originally a past participle. === Adjective === vet fat, large (of humans or animals) (rich in) fat fatty, greasy fertile, rich in nutrients (of land) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: vetAfrikaans: vetBerbice Creole Dutch: feteNegerhollands: vet, fet→ Papiamentu: vèt Limburgish: vèt === Noun === vet n fat grease ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: vet Limburgish: vèt === Further reading === “vet (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 “vet (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vet (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II == Mwotlap == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Torres-Banks *βati, from Proto-North-Central Vanuatu *βati, from Proto-Oceanic *pati, from *pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /βɛt/ ==== Numeral ==== vet four ==== References ==== François, Alexandre (2026), Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary‎[4] (electronic files; overall work in English and French), Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, vet_1PDF version === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /βɛt/ ==== Noun ==== vet (determinate nevet) stone, rock money; vatu ==== References ==== François, Alexandre (2026), Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary‎[5] (electronic files; overall work in English and French), Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, vet_2PDF version == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === veit === Verb === vet present tense of vite == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === vet imperative of veta == Old Swedish == === Verb === vēt first-person present indicative of vita third-person present indicative of vita == Swedish == === Verb === vet present of veta; know, knows imperative of veta === Anagrams === tve- == Vurës == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /βɛt/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Torres-Banks *βatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux. ==== Noun ==== vet stone, rock (of any size) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Torres-Banks *βatu, from Proto-Oceanic *patu(ʀ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ. ==== Noun ==== vet to weave or plait ===== Derived terms ===== vetvet === References === == Zhuang == === Pronunciation === (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /βeːt˧˥/ Tone numbers: ved7 Hyphenation: vet === Verb === vet (1957–1982 spelling vet) to scold to dig === Noun === vet (1957–1982 spelling vet) craft