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# vet

noun (a vet, vets; the vet's); verb (vet, vets, vetted, vetting — to check carefully)

«vet» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A vet (veterinarian in the USA, veterinary surgeon in the UK) is an animal doctor who looks after sick or injured animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#m1)
2. In the USA, «vet» can also mean a veteran, a person who used to be in the army or navy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#m2)
3. To vet someone or something means to check them carefully before accepting them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life pets go to the vet for check-ups, vaccinations, treatment and when they are hurt or ill; vets treat pets, farm animals and zoo animals. In lessons about pet care: take your pet to the vet if it stops eating, is limping or seems ill, and a vet can microchip pets. Phrases: take the dog to the vet, the vet's, vet's bill, a war vet.

### Examples

- We took our cat to the vet because she was sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x1)
- The vet gave our puppy its vaccinations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x2)
- I want to be a vet when I grow up because I love animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x3)
- The vet said the rabbit's leg was broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x4)
- Farm vets look after cows, sheep and horses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x5)
- We found an injured bird and took it to the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x6)
- My grandad is an army vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x7)
- The school vets every visitor before they meet the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/#x8)

### Note

«Vet» is short for veterinarian (American) or veterinary surgeon (British). Plural: vets. The verb doubles the «t»: vetted, vetting. «The vet's» (UK) means the vet's surgery.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life pets go to the vet for check-ups, vaccinations, treatment and when they are hurt or ill; vets treat pets, farm animals and zoo animals. In lessons about pet care: take your pet to the vet if it stops eating, is limping or seems ill, and a vet can microchip pets. Phrases: take the dog to the vet, the vet's, vet's bill, a war vet.

### Note

«Vet» is short for veterinarian (American) or veterinary surgeon (British). Plural: vets. The verb doubles the «t»: vetted, vetting. «The vet's» (UK) means the vet's surgery.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vet.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «vet» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vet» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/vet.html) on Mova free.