adj.
1 legally acceptable
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ remain , stay
▪ deem sth , hold sth
▪
The original written contract was held ~.
ADVERB
▪ still
▪
Is your passport still ~?
▪ no longer
▪ legally
▪
Is the contract legally ~?
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
These discounts are ~ 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 ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ absolutely , completely , perfectly , quite
▪
This is a perfectly ~ question to raise.
▪ not entirely
▪ reasonably
▪ equally
▪
We use a different, but equally ~, technique.
▪ universally
▪
a universally ~ set of moral principles
▪ not necessarily ( esp. BrE ), not strictly ( esp. AmE )
▪
The agreement is not necessarily ~ in other countries.
▪
That argument is not strictly ~ in this case.
▪ still
▪ no longer
▪
The old assumptions are no longer ~.
▪ logically , scientifically , statistically
▪
a logically ~ 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