Past tense of vet
regular verb
The past tense of vet is vetted. The past participle is also vetted.
Forms of vet
| Base form (V1) | vet /vɛt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | vetted |
| Past participle (V3) | vetted |
| Present participle | vetting |
| Third person singular | vets /vɛts/ |
Vetted in a sentence
- We knew that the candidates selected had already been carefully vetted by higher Chinese officials, and that our ‘voting’ was mere lip-service to Chinese claims of democracy, but we did it anyway.2000 September, “Corrupt and Farcical Elections”, in Racial Discrimination in Tibet, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, →OCLC...
- Only vetted nominees make it to committee hearings.From the entry vetted
- The nation is deciding on a powerful leader and policymaker who will not be vetted by Congress.2016 July 11, Julian Zelizer, “The vice presidency is no longer a joke”, in CNN. From the entry policymaker
- After this letter has been vetted by you all, we will send out a final copy right after sign-ons.2016, Daniel E. Dawes, 150 Years of ObamaCare, →ISBN, page 111. From the entry sign-on
- Baumert and his coauthors pointed out that the algorithms companies use to determine these scores are often proprietary and not scientifically vetted.2023 November 29, Markham Heid, “The Truth About Sleep Trackers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2023. From the entry coauthor
Meaning of vet
- noun A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
- noun A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).
- verb To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
Questions about the past tense of vet
- What is the past tense of vet?
- The past tense of vet is vetted.
- What is the past participle of vet?
- The past participle of vet is vetted.
- Is vet a regular or irregular verb?
- Vet is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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