English

Pronunciation
:* rhymes|�t

Etymology 1
Abbreviation of veterinary surgeon.

Noun
en-noun

1. 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

1. 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
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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

1. 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

1. veto|Veto.

Category:Catalan nouns

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun2|n|ten|-

1. fat|Fat.

Adjective
nl-adj|inflvette|compvetter

1. fat|Fat.

Hungarian

Verb
vet

1. sow|Sow.

Category:Hungarian verbs

Portuguese

Etymology 1
Abbreviation of veterinário.

Noun
vet m

1. veterinary surgeon|Veterinary surgeon.

Etymology 2
Abbreviation of veterano.

Noun
vet m

1. veteran|Veteran (a former soldier).

Category:Portuguese nouns

Swedish

Verb
vet

1. 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

• 2007-12-13 02:22 - Doug Hockin - /* Verb */ Reformat examples

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