adjective · neutral
valid
/ˈvælɪd/VAL·id
Band 7+task1task2speaking
acceptable or reasonable because it is based on truth or fact; legally acceptable
Examples
“The conclusion is valid because it follows logically from the data.”
“Your ticket is valid until Friday.”
“We must use a valid method to measure the results.”
Band 8 sentence
“The study's findings are only valid within the sample's demographic limits, so we must be cautious generalising.”
Collocations
- valid reason
- valid until
Word family
validity nounvalidate verb
Common mistakes
valid for the argument→valid for the method / valid in the argument
The results is valid→The results are valid
Say it for a higher band
5true→6acceptable→7+valid
Synonyms
legitimate
Easily confused
legitimate
“The committee found the claim to be legitimate based on the evidence.”
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