Valid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force

still legally acceptable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈælɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈalɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈalɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈælɪd/.

Examples

a valid inference
a valid argument
a valid contract

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

invalid

Parts of Speech

adjective	well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force “a valid inference”
adjective	still legally acceptable “the license is still valid”

Word Forms

validness	noun	the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
validity	noun	the quality of being valid and rigorous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gültig

gut auf Logik oder Wahrheit beruhend oder rechtskräftig

🇫🇷French

valide

bien ancré dans la logique ou la vérité ou ayant force de loi

🇪🇸Spanish

válido

bien fundamentado en la lógica o la verdad o que tenga fuerza legal

🇮🇹Italian

valido

ben fondato nella logica o nella verità o avente valore legale

🇳🇱Dutch

geldig

goed gegrond in logica of waarheid of met juridische kracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

válido

bem fundamentado na lógica ou na verdade ou com força legal

🇷🇺Russian

действительный

хорошо обосновано логикой или правдой или имеет юридическую силу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैध

तर्क या सत्य पर अच्छी तरह आधारित या कानूनी बल वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈধ

যুক্তি বা সত্য বা আইনী বল থাকার উপর ভিত্তি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

செல்லுபடியாகும்

தர்க்கம் அல்லது உண்மை அல்லது சட்ட பலம் ஆகியவற்றில் நன்கு அடித்தளமாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

చెల్లుతుంది

తర్కం లేదా నిజం లేదా చట్టపరమైన శక్తిని కలిగి ఉండటంలో బాగా ఆధారపడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

वैध

तर्कशास्त्र किंवा सत्य किंवा कायदेशीर शक्ती असणे चांगले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

માન્ય

તર્ક અથવા સત્યમાં સારી રીતે આધારીત અથવા કાનૂની બળ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನ್ಯ

ತರ್ಕ ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾನೂನು ಬಲವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധുവായ

യുക്തിയിലോ സത്യത്തിലോ നന്നായി അധിഷ്ഠിതമാണ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയമപരമായ ശക്തിയുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੈਧ

ਤਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਧਾਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

درست

منطق یا سچائی یا قانونی طاقت رکھنے میں اچھی طرح سے بنیاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有效的

有充分的逻辑或事实依据或具有法律效力

🇯🇵Japanese

有効

論理や真実に十分に基づいている、または法的強制力がある

🇰🇷Korean

유효한

논리나 진실에 근거가 있거나 법적 효력이 있는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có hiệu lực

có cơ sở vững chắc về logic hoặc sự thật hoặc có hiệu lực pháp lý

🇹🇭Thai

ถูกต้อง

มีพื้นฐานที่ดีในตรรกะหรือความจริงหรือมีอำนาจทางกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

sah

beralasan pada logika atau kebenaran atau mempunyai kekuatan hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

wasto

mahusay na pinagbabatayan sa lohika o katotohanan o pagkakaroon ng legal na puwersa

🇲🇾Malay

sah

berlandaskan logik atau kebenaran atau mempunyai kuasa undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صالح

ذو أساس جيد في المنطق أو الحقيقة أو وجود قوة قانونية

🇮🇷Persian

معتبر

به خوبی مبتنی بر منطق یا حقیقت یا داشتن نیروی قانونی

🇹🇷Turkish

geçerli

Mantığa ya da gerçeğe sağlam temellere dayanan ya da yasal güce sahip olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

תָקֵף

מעוגן היטב בהיגיון או אמת או בעל תוקף משפטי

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