legitimate
US
/lɪˈdʒɪtəmət/
UK
/lɪˈdʒɪtəmət/
Meaning
Allowed by law or rules, or reasonable and acceptable in a particular situation.
कानून या नियमों के अनुसार सही; किसी परिस्थिति में उचित और स्वीकार करने योग्य।
Examples
“Please check that the online seller is legitimate before sharing your payment details.”
“The manager gave a legitimate reason for changing the project deadline.”
“The new regulations helped legitimize the organization’s role in the community.”
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Not natural: She has a legitimate to complain.
Better: She has a legitimate reason to complain.
Legitimate is an adjective, so it needs a noun such as reason after it.
Legitimate adjective है, इसलिए इसके बाद reason जैसा noun चाहिए।
Not natural: The new law legitimate the organization.
Better: The new law legitimizes the organization.
Use the verb legitimize, not the adjective legitimate, when saying something makes an organization acceptable or official.
किसी संस्था को मान्यता देने के अर्थ में verb legitimize इस्तेमाल करें, adjective legitimate नहीं।
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Use legitimate before a noun or after linking verbs; use legitimize when something makes a person, claim, or organization legitimate.
Legitimate का इस्तेमाल noun से पहले या linking verb के बाद करें; किसी चीज़ को मान्यता देने के लिए legitimize इस्तेमाल होता है।