VALID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
/ Sign up
English (US)

Meaning of valid in English

valid
adjective
us
/ˈvæl.ɪd/ uk
/ˈvæl.ɪd/
Add to word list Add to word list
B2
based on truth or reason; able to be accepted:
a valid argument/criticism/reason
My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it's equally valid.
Compare
invalid
B2
A ticket or other document is valid if it is based on or used according to a set of official conditions that often include a time limit:
My passport is valid for another two years.
having legal force:
Is this contract/ticket/agreement still valid?
More examplesFewer examples
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Suitable and acceptable
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Related words

validity
validly
(Definition of valid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

valid | Intermediate English

valid
adjective
us
/ˈvæl·ɪd/
Add to word list Add to word list
based on truth or reason; able to be accepted:
The money was gone, and the only valid conclusion was that someone had stolen it.
A valid document is legally acceptable, usually because it has been done according to official rules:
You must have a valid driver’s license to drive a car.

validity

noun [ U ] us
/vəˈlɪd·ɪ·t̬i/
Some experts questioned the validity of the president’s ideas.

validly

adverb us/ˈvæl·ɪd·li/
(Definition of valid from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

valid | Business English

valid
adjective
uk
/ˈvælɪd/ us
Add to word list Add to word list
a valid ticket, document, agreement, etc. is legal and can be officially accepted, usually for a particular period of time:
Is this ticket still valid?
A credit card is not usually accepted as a valid form of I.D.
Applicants must be in possession of a valid passport.
valid for 6 months, a year, etc. Permits are valid for a year.
The court decided shareholders had a valid claim against the Chairman for his part in the company's downfall.
IT
valid data or details are accepted by a computer system because they are correct
that can be accepted as being true or reasonable:
The points she made were perfectly valid.

validly

adverb
Make sure that your company documents have been validly signed.
(Definition of valid from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of valid

valid
All discussion points are valid, up to and including the events of the fifth book.
From A.V. Club
Basically, if a state law conflicts with a federal law, and the federal exercise of power in that area is valid, the state law loses.
From CNN
Whereas many certificates are still valid for a year or more.
From Ars Technica
In that sense, you're going to be accused of silencing and speaking for them, which would be a valid accusation.
From The Atlantic
While this was mostly spam, it was still a valid lead generation model and resulted in the classification of two advertising extremes: spam and relevant.
From TechCrunch
Explain why you don't believe they are valid.
From Phys.Org
The whistleblowers amnesty is valid for staff covered by the manufacturer's collective-bargaining agreements.
From Bloomberg
But under the bill, those non-resident permits would not be valid in the license-holder's home state.
From ABC News
An equally valid list could also be produced of the advantages of traveling when young.
From Huffington Post
A postmark denotes when the post office receives the letter and is used to determine whether late ballots are valid.
From cleveland.com
B-1 visas are relatively easy to get, and can be valid for as long as 10 years.
From Ars Technica
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
What is the pronunciation of valid?
 

Translations of valid

in Chinese (Traditional)
確鑿的, 合理的, 有根據的…
See more
in Chinese (Simplified)
确凿的, 合理的, 有根据的…
See more
in Spanish
válido, válido/da [masculine-feminine, singular]…
See more
in Portuguese
válido, válido/-da…
See more
in more languages
in Marathi
in Japanese
in Turkish
in French
in Catalan
in Dutch
in Tamil
in Hindi
in Gujarati
in Danish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Urdu
in Ukrainian
in Russian
in Telugu
in Arabic
in Bengali
in Czech
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Korean
in Italian
योग्य, वैध, मोलाची…
See more
有効な, 合法な, 妥当な…
See more
mantıklı, akla uygun, makul…
See more
valide, en cours de validité, pertinent/-e…
See more
vàlid…
See more
geldig…
See more
உண்மை அல்லது காரணத்தின் அடிப்படையில், ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடியும், ஒரு டிக்கெட் அல்லது பிற ஆவணம் பெரும்பாலும் கால வரம்பை உள்ளடக்கிய உத்தியோகபூர்வ நிபந்தனைகளின் தொகுப்பின் அடிப்படையில் அல்லது பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டால் செல்லுபடியாகும்…
See more
वैध, मान्य, (टिकट या कोई अन्य दस्तावेज़) वैध…
See more
માન્ય, માન્ય (ટિકિટ અથવા અન્ય દસ્તાવેજ), માન્ય (કાયદેસર રીતે)…
See more
gyldig…
See more
tungt vägande, välgrundad, giltig…
See more
sah…
See more
stichhaltig, gültig…
See more
gyldig, velbegrunnet, holdbar…
See more
مضبوط, معقول, درست…
See more
переконливий, обґрунтований, дійсний…
See more
веский, серьезный, действительный…
See more
చెల్లడం, నిజము పై లేక వివరణ మీద ఆధారపడి ఉండటం, ఆమోదించబడటానికి చేయగలిగిన…
See more
صالِح, شَرْعي…
See more
বৈধ, যুক্তিপূর্ণ, বৈধ টিকিট বা কোনো নথি যা প্রায়শ মেয়াদ অথবা অন্যান্য শর্তসাপেক্ষ…
See more
pádný, přesvědčivý, platný…
See more
bisa diterima, sah…
See more
ซึ่งมีเหตุผล, ถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย…
See more
đúng đắn, có hiệu lực…
See more
słuszny, ważny, przekonywający…
See more
유효한, 근거 있는…
See more
valido…
See more
Need a translator?

Get a quick, free translation!

Translator tool
 

Browse

valeting service
valiance
valiant
valiantly
valid
validate
validated
validating
validation

Word of the Day

decibel

UK
/ˈdes.ɪ.bel/
US
/ˈdes.ɪ.bel/

a unit for measuring the loudness of sound

About this

Blog

Varied and diverse (Talking about differences, Part 1)

New Words

WFB

More new words
has been added to list
To top
Contents
EnglishIntermediateBusinessExamplesTranslations
English (US)   Change
English (UK) English (US) Español Русский Português Deutsch Français Italiano 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Polski 한국어 Türkçe 日本語 Tiếng Việt Nederlands Svenska Dansk Norsk हिंदी বাঙ্গালি मराठी ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు Українська
Follow us
Choose a dictionary
  • Recent and Recommended
  • Definitions
    Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English
    English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
  • Grammar and thesaurus
    Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English
    Grammar Thesaurus
  • Pronunciation
    British and American pronunciations with audio
    English Pronunciation
  • Translation
    Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.
    Bilingual Dictionaries
    • English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
    • English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
    • English–Dutch Dutch–English
    • English–French French–English
    • English–German German–English
    • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
    • English–Italian Italian–English
    • English–Japanese Japanese–English
    • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
    • English–Polish Polish–English
    • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
    • English–Spanish Spanish–English
    • English–Swedish Swedish–English
    Semi-bilingual Dictionaries
    English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese
  • Dictionary +Plus
    Word Lists
Contents
My word lists

To add valid to a word list please sign up or log in.

Sign up or Log in
My word lists

Add valid to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

More
Go to your word lists
Tell us about this example sentence: