vet
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1.9
- noun
- /vɛt/
:
veterinario
- Back at the clinic, the newest vet is learning the ropes.
- the vet said
And every time we take her to the vet, she's always a perfect weight for her breed.
- And every time we take her to the vet, she's always a perfect weight for her breed.
- I would get a fecal sample and bring that to the vet.
- I realize she's talking to the vet and she's like, she's like my dog can't speak English.
- B, the time Jade got stung on the face by a bee and she vomited and had to get a shot at the vet.
- You can't go into the vet these days 'cause you know, there's you drop, you pull up and they come out and they take your pet.
Examples
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We only needed a simple note from a vet saying the dog is in good health.
Blog text (6) -
Nala's gone to the vets, but not for anything bad.
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You said you wanted the best vet in the country.
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No, but the vet should check him out.
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I take her to the vet.
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I am now going to go to the vet to get my babies checked.
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The following day, I took her to the vet, afraid I had seriously harmed her.
Fiction book (1993) -
After the vet patched her up, she was released in the park with the collar.
Academic text (1999) -
Tom was late arriving because the vet couldn't get out to the Double Divide until after six.
Fiction book (1995) -
She took her cat to the vet for a routine checkup.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person who treats sick or injured animals
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4.1
A doctor who treats sick or injured animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vet is a short form of veterinarian, the same root as veterinary, which comes from a Latin term for 'working animals'. So a vet is an animal doctor.