vet B1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /vɛt/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like bet /v/ vs /b/ Sounds like wet /v/ vs /w/ Freq #6443 Meanings 1 noun A doctor who treats sick or injured animals. I took my dog to the vet for a check-up. 2 verb To examine someone or something carefully to check they are suitable. All applicants are carefully vetted before they are hired. 3 noun A person who has served in the armed forces; a veteran. The town held a parade to honor the vets. Thesaurus Word family Forms vetsvettedvetting Etymology Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]" Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vet **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /vɛt/ **Frequency rank:** 6443 ## Meanings 1. A doctor who treats sick or injured animals. 2. To examine someone or something carefully to check they are suitable. 3. A person who has served in the armed forces; a veteran. ## Examples - I took my dog to the vet for a check-up. - All applicants are carefully vetted before they are hired. - The town held a parade to honor the vets. ## Etymology Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]" ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown