valid

valid
adj.
1 legally acceptable
VERBS
be
become
remain, stay
deem sth, hold sth

The original written contract was held valid.

ADVERB
still

Is your passport still valid?

no longer
legally

Is the contract legally valid?

PREPOSITION
for

These discounts are valid for travel within the continental United States.

2 strong and convincing
VERBS
be, seem
become
remain
accept sth as, consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as

We accepted several different approaches as valid.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite

This is a perfectly valid question to raise.

not entirely
reasonably
equally

We use a different, but equally valid, technique.

universally

a universally valid set of moral principles

not necessarily (esp. BrE), not strictly (esp. AmE)

The agreement is not necessarily valid in other countries.

That argument is not strictly valid in this case.

still
no longer

The old assumptions are no longer valid.

logically, scientifically, statistically

a logically valid deduction

Valid is used with these nouns: ↑argument, ↑assumption, ↑comparison, ↑complaint, ↑concern, ↑conclusion, ↑contract, ↑coupon, ↑credit card, ↑criticism, ↑distinction, ↑driving licence, ↑excuse, ↑generalization, ↑ground, ↑inference, ↑interpretation, ↑licence, ↑measure, ↑objection, ↑passport, ↑password, ↑permit, ↑point, ↑reason, ↑signature, ↑ticket, ↑visa, ↑vote, ↑will

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  • valid — [val′id] adj. [Fr valide < L validus, strong, powerful (in ML, valid) < valere, to be strong: see VALUE] 1. having legal force; properly executed and binding under the law 2. well grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand… …   English World dictionary

  • Valīd — (lat.), kräftig; rechtskräftig, rechtsgültig; Validität, Rechtsgültigkeit; validieren, etwas in rechtsgültiger Form vollziehen, geltend machen, bekräftigen, im Handel: gültig sein, einen Wert durch einen andern, z. B. Waren durch Wechselsendung,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • valid — 1570s, having force in law, legally binding, from M.Fr. valide, from L. validus strong, effective, from valere be strong (see VALIANT (Cf. valiant)). The meaning supported by facts or authority is first recorded 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

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