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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#m2)

3) To vet someone or something means to check them carefully before accepting them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#x1)
- The vet gave our puppy its vaccinations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#x2)
- I want to be a vet when I grow up because I love animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#x3)
- The vet said the rabbit's leg was broken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#x4)
- Farm vets look after cows, sheep and horses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#x5)
- We found an injured bird and took it to the vet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#x6)
- My grandad is an army vet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/#x7)
- The school vets every visitor before they meet the children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/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 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/25-horses-zebras-and-donkeys/8/)
- [Mediterranean tortoises hibernate, and owners guided by a vet keep them steady at about 5 degrees so they neither wake early nor freeze.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/55-sleep-and-hibernation/16/)
- [If you think a pet has eaten something poisonous, tell an adult at once so they can call a vet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/17/)
- [Vets use a stethoscope, just like doctors, to listen to an animal's heart and lungs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/227-the-vet/6/)
- [Vets often take a pet's temperature with a thermometer under the tail, because it gives an accurate reading.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/227-the-vet/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «vet» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vet/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.