valid
gb/vˈælɪd/ us/vˈælɪd/
B1
Engleză
~ 1500
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
B1
property
1
Legally or officially acceptable
Accepted by law or rules.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is valid
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'valid' with 'available' when referring to documents or offers. 'Valid' means legally acceptable, not just present or usable.
Sinonime
legitimate (Emphasizes being lawful or in accordance with established rules.)
Antonime
invalid (Means not legally acceptable or not meeting the required conditions.)
Colocații
valid passport
|valid license
|valid contract
|valid visa
|valid claim
Teme
law
|business
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Your driver's license is valid for another two years.
- The contract is no longer valid after the deadline.
- You must present a valid passport at the border.
- This ticket is valid only for the date shown on it.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- My card is valid until next year.
- This ticket is valid for one day.
- Your passport is still valid.
- The coupon is valid this week.
adjective
B2
property
2
Based on good reasoning or evidence
Reasonable and based on good facts or ideas.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is valid
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'valid' with 'true'. Something can be logically valid but not necessarily factually true.
Sinonime
sound (Implies being solid and well-founded in reasoning.)
Antonime
flawed (Implies having mistakes or weaknesses in logic or evidence.)
Colocații
valid point
|valid argument
|valid reason
|valid concern
Teme
logic
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She raised a valid point about the project's risks.
- Your concerns are completely valid.
- That’s a valid argument, but we need more data.
- He made a valid case for changing the policy.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- That is a valid idea.
- You have a valid reason to be angry.
- Her question is valid.
- He gave a valid answer to the problem.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
valid
IPA
GB/vˈælɪd/
US/vˈælɪd/
Silabe și accent
val - id (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (val)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: valid
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
invalid
adjective B2
invalidate
verb
Advanced or less common
invalidity
noun
validly
adverb
Expresii
hold valid
1/hˈoʊld vˈælɪd/
fixed phrase
formal
Consider something acceptable or correct
To decide that something is correct or accepted by law or rules.
Exemple
- The court held the agreement valid.
- The committee held the results valid despite minor errors.
valid until
1/vˈælɪd ʌntˈɪl/
fixed phrase
Acceptable until a certain date/time
Still accepted or usable until a specific date or time.
Exemple
- This coupon is valid until December 31.
- Your membership is valid until the end of the month.