vet
To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approvalTo thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» It should be vetted through a well-designed testing process.
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Examples
15 sentencesIt should be vetted through a well-designed testing process.
I'm a World War II vet.
Yanni was a retired army vet.
Meaning
1 sensesTo thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
überprüfen
проверя́тьproverjátʹ
перевірятиperevirjaty
- work as a veterinarian
- examine carefully
- provide (a person) with medical care
- provide veterinary care for
Origin
Possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animPossibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"
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Forms
vets, vetting, vetted, vettedTenses
vet · vetted · will vet · have vettedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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