vet

«vet» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A vet (veterinarian in the USA, veterinary surgeon in the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) A vet (veterinarian in the USA, veterinary surgeon in the UK) is an animal doctor who looks after sick or injured animals. tree →

2) In the USA, «vet» can also mean a veteran, a person who used to be in the army or navy. tree →

3) To vet someone or something means to check them carefully before accepting them. tree →

sense 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 →
• The vet gave our puppy its vaccinations. tree →
• I want to be a vet when I grow up because I love animals. tree →
• The vet said the rabbit's leg was broken. tree →
• Farm vets look after cows, sheep and horses. tree →
• We found an injured bird and took it to the vet. tree →
• My grandad is an army vet. tree →
• The school vets every visitor before they meet the children. tree →

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 the corpora

• Horse teeth keep growing out and wearing down on tough grass, so a vet can guess a horse's age from its teeth.
• Mediterranean tortoises hibernate, and owners guided by a vet keep them steady at about 5 degrees so they neither wake early nor freeze.
• If you think a pet has eaten something poisonous, tell an adult at once so they can call a vet.
• Vets use a stethoscope, just like doctors, to listen to an animal's heart and lungs.
• Vets often take a pet's temperature with a thermometer under the tail, because it gives an accurate reading.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.