Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with legitimate in American Collocation
legitimate
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ləˈdʒɪtəmət/
absolutely
entirely
perfectly
quite
totally
His reasons for refusing to take part were perfectly legitimate.
aim
claim
concern
expectation
interest
purpose
reason
right
target
Society has a legitimate interest in procedures that may ultimately influence the genetics of the human race.
appear
be
consider something
deem something
seem
The trial could not be considered legitimate in the these circumstances.
In brief, it seems legitimate to group the results as follows: