What does vet mean?

Definitions for vet
vɛtvet

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vetnoun

    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

  2. veteran, vet, ex-servicemanverb

    a person who has served in the armed forces

  3. vetverb

    work as a veterinarian

    "She vetted for the farms in the area for many years"

  4. vetverb

    examine carefully

    "Someone should vet this report before it goes out"

  5. vetverb

    provide (a person) with medical care

  6. vetverb

    provide veterinary care for

ChatGPT

  1. vet

    To vet is to thoroughly examine, check, or authenticate something or someone. This could involve assessing the individual's or item's suitability, effectiveness, or accuracy, often before making a final decision. The term is often used in contexts like job recruitments (vetting applicants), law enforcement (vetting sources or information), or acquisitions (vetting a product or service). It originates from "veterinarian," referring to the process of subjecting animals to examination or treatment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vet in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of vet in a Sentence

  1. Ben Carson:

    Thank you for not asking me what I said in the 10th grade, we should vet all candidates. I have no problem with being vetted. What I do have a problem with is being lied about and then putting that out there as truth.

  2. Clara Oleson:

    We are always looking for a second choice, and we take our responsibility seriously to vet candidates.

  3. Karen Duggan:

    We have not been able to locate anyone who claims them. They were just allowed on property. No one took care of them, no one gave them vet care, no one handled them. Therefore they are wild.

  4. Bill Clinton:

    I gotta pay our bills, we do our best to vet them. And I have turned down a lot of them. If I think there's something wrong with it, I don't take it.

  5. Sophia Gregg:

    They can say it's just to vet ; but it's to target parents and to put fear on immigrant families.

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