pet1 nounpet2 verbpet3 adjective
petpet1 /pet/ ●●● S2 noun 
WORD ORIGINpet1
Origin:
1500-1600 Perhaps from petty ‘small’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Do you have any pets?
- A third would think twice about moving home if it would upset their pets.
- Amelia had a wonderful time piloting her pet.
- Cat owners often notice that their pet will suddenly and for no apparent reason make a headlong dash through the house.
- Experts will cover topics such as disaster planning for pets and pet first aid, as well as horse nutrition and care.
- Late evening is also the best time to feed a pet.
- No smoking upstairs, no pets, no visitors, and there was a cleaning rota.
- One morning, Tony tells his Dad he wants a pet.
- The 76 year old pensioner was beaten to death last Thursday in the pet shop where he worked part time.
WORD SETS
Afghan, nounAlsatian, nounaviary, nounbark, nounbasset, nounbeagle, nounbedding, nounbeg, verbbow-wow, nounboxer, nounbudgerigar, nounbudgie, nounbull terrier, nounbunny, nouncage, nouncanary, nouncat, nouncat flap, nouncat litter, nouncattery, nounchihuahua, nounchoke chain, nouncollar, nouncollie, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundogcatcher, noundog collar, noundoggy, noundog warden, noundomestic, adjectivedomesticate, verbflea collar, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungolden retriever, noungoldfish, noungoldfish bowl, noungreyhound, nounhound, nounhousebroken, adjectivehouse-trained, adjectivekennel, nounkibble, nounkitten, nounkitty, nounLabrador, nounlap dog, nounlead, nounleash, nounleash, verblitter, nounmaster, nounmastiff, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmoggy, nounmongrel, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounmuzzle, verbOld English sheepdog, nounPekinese, nounPersian cat, nounpet, nounpit bull terrier, nounpooper scooper, nounpuppy, nounpurr, verbpuss, nounpussy, nounsausage dog, nounsheepdog, nounSiamese cat, nounspaniel, nountabby, nounterrier, nountortoiseshell, nountoy, adjectiveunleash, verbwalkies, nounwater, verbwolfhound, nounwoof, interjectionworry, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
Her brother runs a record shop in Chester.
1[countable] an animal such as a cat or a dog which you keep and care for at home: · Do you have any pets?
(=have one in your home)· Tenants aren’t allowed to keep pets.· Many species of parrot can be kept as pets.
(=be good/very good as pets)· Do rabbits make good pets?
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pet· These dogs make an ideal family pet.
· Cats and other domestic pets give their owners a lot of pleasure.
(=from a foreign country and not seen or found very often)· Often the owners do not know how to care for these exotic pets.
pet + NOUN· I used to have a pet rabbit when I was young.
· cans of pet food
· Your local pet shop will have a variety of different collars.
· During hot summer days, pet owners should keep their pet indoors.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=one that you care for in your home)· Lucy had a horse and a pet cat of her own.
(=that you keep in your house)· Some owners give their pet dogs too much food.
Her brother runs a record shop in Chester. (=a personal theory that you strongly believe)· Each of them had his pet theory on what had caused the uprising.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· As well as looking after the welfare of domestic pets, the society plays a vital role in the care of farm livestock.· The foxes cause little nuisance, whereas domestic pets befoul the streets, parks and gardens.· Nowadays there are three partners in the practise specialising almost exclusively in domestic pets.
NOUN· One call to pet food company Eukanuba and the expensive quarantine and complicated paperwork were taken care of.· They have also been successful in encouraging many traditional pet shops to sell pre-packed pet foods, rather than loose from a sack.
· Even household pets, as MacIver reminded us, can be accorded similar if less formal privileges.· Raised with their litter mates, greyhounds love becoming the center of attention as household pets.· Rats, moles, and household pets were implicated.
· Why didn't he walk down to the Market and have a chat with old Bulldog at the pet shop?· It was to be hoped that Joanna didn't let out details of their various clients and the pet shop.· The 76 year old pensioner was beaten to death last Thursday in the pet shop where he worked part time.· How do we represent the zoo, ship, town, pet shop or mayor's office?· Before it was only pet shop owners who were entertained!· Technology Teacher requests children's help, as experts, in designing a supermarket, pet shop - plans and model making.· They even managed to cram in a visit to Notre Dame and the delightful pet shops along Quai de la Megisserie.
VERB· You are not allowed to bring pets into or 50 cigars; or 250 grammes of loose tobacco.· Be careful, too, about allowing pets.· We weren't allowed to keep pets at school.
· You are not allowed to bring pets into or 50 cigars; or 250 grammes of loose tobacco.· Howard Johnsons cheerfully refunded the $ 50 deposit it requires for people who want to bring a pet into a room.· Can I bring my pet with me?
· Some people buy rare or difficult to keep animals as pets and donate them to zoos.· The little robber girl: A feisty and spoiled robber girl, she kept many animal pets but mistreated them.· It must be mentioned, too, that there is an ever-increasing tendency for ferrets to be kept purely as pets.· Relatively small and stocky, short-tailed and beautiful, all 28 species of Amazona have been kept as pets.· We weren't allowed to keep pets at school.· Young of many animals are kept as pets, notably macaws and other birds including chickens.· And people do keep them as pets, I believe.· A second example is keeping wild animals as pets.
· He was made a great pet of by Edouard's manservant, George, and by his cook.· Another makes a pet of a snowball, which wets the bed then runs away.· Helen, who had longed to make a pet of Ben, was now able to love Amy.· Not sufficient study, to my mind, has been made of the pets which were kept at Croisset.· Anyone wanting to make their pet a star should go along to an audition at the theatre on March 16 at noon.· Very few exotic animals make good pets.· In short, they will not be true cats, but they will undeniably make more convenient pets.
They have two pets - a cat and a dog. We weren't allowed to keep pets at school. Rabbits make good pets.pet rabbit/bird etc He got bitten by his pet rabbit. pet food a pet shop2British English spoken used when speaking to someone you like or love: Don’t cry, pet. → teacher's petCOLLOCATIONSverbshave a pet· Do you have any pets?keep a pet (=have one in your home)· Tenants aren’t allowed to keep pets.· Many species of parrot can be kept as pets.make good/ideal etc pets (=be good/very good as pets)· Do rabbits make good pets?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + peta family pet· These dogs make an ideal family pet.a domestic/household pet· Cats and other domestic pets give their owners a lot of pleasure.an exotic pet (=from a foreign country and not seen or found very often)· Often the owners do not know how to care for these exotic pets.pet + NOUNa pet dog/cat/rabbit etc· I used to have a pet rabbit when I was young.pet food· cans of pet fooda pet shop· Your local pet shop will have a variety of different collars.a pet owner· During hot summer days, pet owners should keep their pet indoors.pet1 nounpet2 verbpet3 adjective
petpet2 verb (past tense and past participle petted, present participle petting) [transitive] VERB TABLE
pet
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pet |
| he, she, it | pets | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | petted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have petted |
| he, she, it | has petted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had petted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pet |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have petted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am petting |
| he, she, it | is petting | |
| you, we, they | are petting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was petting |
| you, we, they | were petting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been petting |
| he, she, it | has been petting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been petting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be petting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been petting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Do you want to pet the kitty?
- Gentle petting made him sit down and close his eyes.
- He allows Lennie to pet mice and was going to let him keep one of Slim's new pups.
- He did not pet it, or stroke it: he stood staring.
- The student had formed a relationship with the rabbits she could reach and accompanied their feeding with petting and talking to them.
- The temptation was to pet it.
THESAURUStouch somebody gently or lovingly
to move your hand gently over something, especially in a loving way: · She stroked the child’s hair.· Our cat won’t let people stroke him.
to touch an animal or child lightly several times, with your hand flat: · He knelt down to pat the dog.· She patted the little boy’s head.
to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or child: · The goats, pigs, sheep, and cows here allow you to pet them.
to gently touch a part of someone’s body in a loving way: · a mother caressing her child· She caressed his cheek.
to touch a part of someone’s body in a loving or sexual way – use this especially about touching someone in a sexual way that is not wanted: · He tried to fondle her and she immediately pulled away from him.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Her brother runs a record shop in Chester.
to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or a child: (=one that you care for in your home)· Lucy had a horse and a pet cat of her own.
(=that you keep in your house)· Some owners give their pet dogs too much food.
Her brother runs a record shop in Chester. (=a personal theory that you strongly believe)· Each of them had his pet theory on what had caused the uprising.
Our cat loves being petted.► see thesaurus at touch → pettingpet1 nounpet2 verbpet3 adjective
petpet3 adjective EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- But they did begin researching various pet service business ideas.
- Pfizer is developing many of its human medicines, such as the antibiotic Zithromax and an arthritis drug, for pet use.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone or something that you hate
· He quickly became the country's most hated man./the hated something/somebody · The students, backed by the workers, managed to bring down the hated military regime.
British /pet peeve American informal something that you do not like, because it always annoys you - use this about something that is not very important: · TV Game shows have been my pet hate for some time now.· Mum's particular pet peeve is people leaving their dirty clothes lying on the floor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Her brother runs a record shop in Chester.
(=one that you care for in your home)· Lucy had a horse and a pet cat of her own.
(=that you keep in your house)· Some owners give their pet dogs too much food.
Her brother runs a record shop in Chester. (=a personal theory that you strongly believe)· Each of them had his pet theory on what had caused the uprising.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Beside her stands a child, who nurses a pet bird on her lap.· I was like Kiki, my pet bird in Saigon, tongue untwisted and sloughed of its rough and thick exterior.
· Now they are campaigning to be allowed to take their pet cat with them.· It was only as my sister reopened the front door to let out her pet cat that I was noticed.· A Glaxo unit bought the formula to use on pet cats.· Some cat manuals solemnly instruct their readers in how to take their pet cats for a walk.· The village cat owner sets off from home and finds the pet cat tagging along.· Her parents were alerted by their pet cats and the family escaped unharmed.· It was purring, like a pet cat.· This acoustic ability of pet cats explains why they sometimes appear to have supernatural powers.
· Spillers pet foods had a resilient first half despite the continuing pressure on pet food margins.· Peter Brabeck, Nestle chief executive, has shown a preference for pet food over people food.· Most of the beef exported ends up as hamburgers, pet food, processed meats and baby foods.· Spending on pet food was up more than seven percent in 1991.· Particularly popular with customers were the canned nuts, home remedies, pizzas, pasta, cereals and canned pet foods range.· Save-a-Can banks accept all metal tins including drink, food and pet food cans.· The deal would significantly boost Nestle's position in the pet food market.
· It's only a pet name for Henry.· He had never called her by her family pet name, Fifi, even when she lived at home.· Reaney also deals with other interesting varieties of surnames based on relationships - those formed from pet names and diminutives.· Mattie asked, still using the confidential pet name for her woman.· Some Floozy Named Flo: he even had a pet name for her.· I observed Bea putting her arm around me with a detached curiosity and listened to the pet names she whispered to me.
· They say pet owners should recognise their responsibilities and stop abandoning their pets.· But often, companies will fine-tune their policies to help responsible pet owners.· During hot summer days, pet owners should keep their indoor animals in a well-ventilated area.· Why do pet owners do this?
· No organization likes being told that it has got to hold back its expansion or abandon some pet project.· Even as the trajectory of his thought kept rising in the early seventies, the clock was ticking on his pet project.· The proposals are seen as a pet project of the right wing of the Conservative Party and Conservative students' groups.· Both grants represented pet projects of two council subcommittee members.· His pet project is a biotechnology institute in which state funding will be matched by contributions from the Schering drug company.· Monitoring the telephone conversations of the Kremlin hierarchy had become one of his pet projects over the last few years.· Stirling also had a pet project up his sleeve.
· Even the nursery's pet rabbit is being tested as a possible carrier of the organism that causes the illness.· If they have their own pet rabbit, make the bunny in an appropriate colour.· In 1856-7 his niece Caroline has a pet rabbit.
· She was uneasy about going to the pet shop.· Packets are available at gyms, athletic stores and pet shops throughout Tucson, or by calling 647-7572.· This is sold, alongside Omega cat food, through specialist outlets such as pet shops, garden centres and agricultural merchants.· We went to three pet shops before we found a pair of gray Brussels griffons.· Suitable designs which clip together are available especially from larger pet shops.· Frozen adult brine shrimp have been on the market for quite some time and are available through almost any pet shop.· Your local pet shop is likely to have a variety of different collars available.· You can obtain suitable tablets for this from your vet and most pet shops.
· While I was choosing it, the kids vanished into a nearby pet store where they discovered a nice little iguana.· I cajoled John into agreeing then set off to the pet store to select the appropriate creature.· The first was at a pet store a block or so away from my house.· At 22 inches and hoofprints the size of half- dollars, the full-grown bay pinto has appeared in several pet store commercials.· For this, they phoned the pet store for more information.
· Different chemists prefer different pet theories, and there is no shortage of theories.· Even those Hippocratic treatises which inveigh against Presocratic dogmatism are themselves just as dogmatic where their own pet theories are concerned.· One pet theory of mine is that the decline in the study of Latin has accentuated this interest.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1pet project/theory/subject a plan, idea, or subject that you particularly like or are interested in2pet hate British English, pet peeve American English something that you strongly dislike because it always annoys you: - Both grants represented pet projects of two council subcommittee members.
- Different chemists prefer different pet theories, and there is no shortage of theories.
- Even as the trajectory of his thought kept rising in the early seventies, the clock was ticking on his pet project.
- Even those Hippocratic treatises which inveigh against Presocratic dogmatism are themselves just as dogmatic where their own pet theories are concerned.
- His pet project is a biotechnology institute in which state funding will be matched by contributions from the Schering drug company.
- Monitoring the telephone conversations of the Kremlin hierarchy had become one of his pet projects over the last few years.
- No organization likes being told that it has got to hold back its expansion or abandon some pet project.
- The proposals are seen as a pet project of the right wing of the Conservative Party and Conservative students' groups.
- Mum's particular pet peeve is people leaving their dirty clothes lying on the floor.
- TV Game shows have been my pet hate for some time now.
- Apart from thieves his pet hate was Gypsies.
- But my pet hate is woodwork joinery.
- The poll also gave the thumbs down to male know-it-alls - the pet hate for most women.
TV game shows are one of my pet hates. → pet name