English
Pronunciation
:* rhymes|�t
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of veterinary surgeon.
Noun
en-noun
- veterinary surgeon|Veterinary surgeon.
Translations
trans-top|short form of veterinary surgeon
Dutch: t|nl|dierenarts|m
French: t+|fr|veto|m
German: Tierarzt m
trans-mid
Polish: weterynarz m
Portuguese: veterinário m
trans-bottom
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of veteran (a former soldier).
Noun
en-noun
- veteran|Veteran (a former soldier).
Translations
trans-top|short form of veteran
<!--Provide the short forms used in various languages, where these exist; if they do not, just give the full form-->
Dutch: t|nl|veteraan|m
German Veteran m
trans-mid
Polish: weteran m
Portuguese: t-|pt|veterano|m
trans-bottom
Etymology 3
From the practice of having a #Noun|vet check a horse before a race to ensure it was fit.
Verb
en-verb|vet|t|ing
- To check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
#: The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
References
OED2
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+
trans-top|check or investigate particularly
Dutch: t|nl|controleren, t|nl|checken
French: t+|fr|revoir
German: überprüfen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Catalan
Etymology
From L.|ca veto.
Noun
vet
- veto|Veto.
Category:Catalan nouns
Dutch
Noun
nl-noun2|n|ten|-
- fat|Fat.
Adjective
nl-adj|inflvette|compvetter
- fat|Fat.
Hungarian
Verb
vet
- sow|Sow.
Category:Hungarian verbs
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of veterinário.
Noun
vet m
- veterinary surgeon|Veterinary surgeon.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of veterano.
Noun
vet m
- veteran|Veteran (a former soldier).
Category:Portuguese nouns
Swedish
Verb
vet
- Present tense of veta; know, knows
#* Jag vet inte.
#** I do not know.
Category:Swedish verb forms
el:vet
es:vet
fr:vet
io:vet
id:vet
it:vet
li:vet
hu:vet
nl:vet
ja:vet
pl:vet
ru:vet
fi:vet
sv:vet
ta:vet
vi:vet
tr:vet
vo:vet
zh:vet
| 