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noun | verb vetvet1 /vɛt/ ●●○ noun [countable] informal ETYMOLOGYvet1Origin: 1800-1900 veterinarian and veteran 1 a veterinarian2a veteran: a Vietnam vet noun | verb vetvet2 verb (vetted, vetting) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYvet2Origin: 1800-1900 ➔ VET1(1) VERB TABLEvet |
Present | I, you, we, they | vet | | he, she, it | vets | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | vetted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have vetted | | he, she, it | has vetted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had vetted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will vet | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have vetted |
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Present | I | am vetting | | he, she, it | is vetting | | you, we, they | are vetting | Past | I, he, she, it | was vetting | | you, we, they | were vetting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been vetting | | he, she, it | has been vetting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been vetting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be vetting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been vetting |
1to check someone’s past activities, relationships, etc. in order to make sure he or she is the right person for a particular job, especially one that involves dealing with secret information: All applicants are vetted before they are offered a job.2to check a report or speech carefully to make sure it is acceptable |