Vet

Vet is used in several ways in English:

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1. As a noun:-

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• An abbreviation for veterinarian or veterinary surgeon, that is, an animal doctor.
• An abbreviation for military veteran in the United States.

2. As a verb:-

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• to vet was originally a horse-racing term, referring to the requirement that a horse be checked for health and soundness by a veterinarian before being allowed to race. Thus, it has taken the general meaning "to check": "The attorney vetted the documents before using them to make his case."

VET is also an abbreviation of:

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• Valtion elokuvatarkastamo (Finnish Board of Film Classification)
• Vocational Educational Training