vet

[US]/vet/
[UK]/vɛt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. diagnose and treat; examine
vi. work as a veterinarian; diagnose and treat
n. veterinarian

Phrases & Collocations

veterinarian

veterinary care

vet clinic

Example Sentences

the vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced.

She took her old dog to the vet and he put it to sleep.

Life for Gladys Kalema is never dull.(9) As the chief vet of Uganda Wildlife Authority,(10) she is responsible for caring for all of Uganda's wild animals.

The adopter MUST promise to let the cats having desex operation, and bring the cats to vet for body check and vaccine injection every year.

Real-world Examples

You can also irk and vex someone. So, something that gets your goat is irksome or vexing.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

" Mr. Bennet, how CAN you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves. "

Source: Selections from "Pride and Prejudice"

And this vexing question quickly passed.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves.

Source: Pride and Prejudice

While it may seem silly, the disconnect between the world as it appears and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

That high drop-out rate is both expensive and vexing for Force Reconnaissance's recruiters.

Source: The Economist - Technology

This is a vexing problem that is extremely hard to identify in advance.

Source: BBC Listening March 2021 Collection

Of course I contradict the tale everywhere; but it is very vexing, and I wonder how it could have originated.

Source: Returning Home

It depends on how vexing the challenges are that they come up with when they are working on a particular scene.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

" My" ! she murmured, " you startled me, and you are cruel. Here I have been composing my soul to do without it, and here you are vexing me with your vain suggestions" .

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

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