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pet English

Meaning pet meaning

What does pet mean?
Definitions in simple English

pet Noun

— A pet is an animal that is kept by a person for company and friendship. I have 4 pets: 2 dogs, a cat and a fish. — A pet is a person who is very loyal to their superior or boss. She's the teacher's pet.

pet Verb

— If you pet something, usually an animal, you touch it with your moving hand. I pet my dog.

pet

— noun a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement — verb stroke or caress gently pet the lamb — verb stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking — noun a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) — noun (= darling) a special loved one — adjective (= favored, preferred) preferred above all others and treated with partiality the favored child

PET

— noun (= positron emission tomography) using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

Synonyms pet synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pet?

pet English » English

caress fondle stroke favourite favorite darling domesticated animal domestic animal cuddle pamper dandle cosset preferred pat minion embrace dear coddle cherish beloved tame sulk preferent neck indulge hug feel favored ducky deary dearie chuck best-loved wrathfulness wrath willfulness white-haired wallow vexation tweedle touch fondly touch to be peevish tenacity teacher’s pet tap stubbornness spread spoilt spoil

PET English » English

positron emission tomography polyethylene-telephthalate polyethylene terephthalate

Topics pet topics

What do people use pet to talk about?
Universe, creation Animal

Types of animals
Person Life

Sexual relations
Social behavior Behavior

Love
Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Domesticated animal
Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Things done to animals
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Prefer
Grammar Name

Name of a person

  • What words refer to a name your family or friends use for you that is not your real name?
    nickname pet name

Conjugation pet conjugation

How do you conjugate pet?

pet · verb

Examples pet examples

How do I use pet in a sentence?

Simple sentences

They keep an iguana as a pet.
I buried my dog at the pet cemetery.
My pet dog was seriously ill.
Meg has a cat as a pet.
No one who owns a pet is allowed to live in this apartment building.
My pet cat died yesterday.
They are both working at the pet store.
We must take our pet into account when we make a trip.
A pet theory of mine is that things should be seen from a distance.
What does she keep as a pet?
She is a teacher's pet.
She told me that she wanted a pet dog.
The American government has always regarded England as America's house pet.
Do you have a pet?
We keep a collie as a pet.
The boy dug a grave for his dead pet.
A canary is a small bird and people sometimes keep it as a pet.
One day, she told me that she wanted a pet cat.
They wanted to give Koko a new pet.
She keeps a parrot as a pet.
When I was little, I wanted to have a pet brown bear to scare my neighbors.

Movie subtitles

Over hundreds of millions of years, all the creatures of our planet have adapted to their environment, so the chemistries are similar, which means your genetic makeup isn't all that different from an earthworm, or even your pet.
Um. can I pet your dog?
Because she was the weakest skater, so naturally she was the teacher's pet.
Infatuated, George Hugon lives in the wake of Nana like a pet.
The doctor's pet loony is loose again.
I'd show her my pet trees and things.
It was in that pet shop on Madison Avenue.
All alone, my pet?
No. It's a pet scheme of mine.
He's a pet, he'd be miserable in a zoo.
Must you follow me round like a pet dog?
You know what his pet aversion is?
My pet, as I told you before Bonnie was born. it's immaterial to me whether you have one child or 20.
And I could pet her and spoil her, as I wanted to spoil you.
We'll omit the pet names.
This is my pet regiment.
Under this roof. Come here, my little pet.
Oh my pet, All these drawings of flowers and ships.
I'm so hungry, if my mother would reach out to pet me I'd have a bit of her hand.
It's a pet, sir.
Can't have my pet ripped up by a common cat.
Your pet?
My pet, resting is the sort of thing you've gotta work up to gradually.
By the way, another pet theory of yours just blew up.
Besides, that's your pet sheet.
Your Honor, I saw Mr. Smith first. It was in that pet shop on Madison Avenue.
It's a pet scheme of mine.
How are you, my pet?
Well, Macaulay Connor is no homespun tag, my pet.
You got it at a pet store, didn't you?
Well, we could exchange it for some other pet.
See what a picture you'd make with this for a pet.
Cheerio, my pet.

News and current affairs

Local officials used growing revenues during the boom to fund pet projects or boost pay and benefits, with little regard to future costs.
They just might dissuade politicians who are bereft of ideas from indulging in pet projects that lead nowhere.
If the dog had misbehaved, the owner was given a moment to berate his pet for its misdeed.
How Accurate Are Your Pet Pundits?
Of course not, pet grooming is expensive in rich parts of Boston and cheap in poor parts, just as haircuts are.
Fifteen years prior to onset, a positron emission tomography (PET) scan showed amyloid-beta being deposited in plaques in the brain itself.
Scientists are therefore still searching for an accurate predictive test that is cheaper, quicker, and less invasive than PET scans or lumbar punctures.
A brigade of experts descended on the jails, looking for evidence to justify their own pet theories of terrorist psychology.
An example of successful waste management is the reprocessing of PET bottles (made of polyethylene terephthalate) into polyester fibers.
Long-term spending and tax policies are enacted under the shadow of an emergency, with the party that happens to be in power at the time of the downturn getting to push its pet agenda.
Everywhere you look, well-meaning groups see imports as a threat to their pet social programs, from welfare to environmental protection.
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