- valid
- adj.1 legally acceptableVERBS▪ 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 convincingVERBS▪ 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▪ still▪ no longer▪The old assumptions are no longer valid.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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
