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le·git [ləˈʤɪt] ADJ pred inf

legit short for legitimate

legit

sauber inf

legit

okay pred inf

to go legit

to go legit person

auf den rechten Weg kommen

See also legitimate

I . le·giti·mate ADJ [lɪˈʤɪtəmət, Am ləˈʤɪt̬ə-]

1. legitimate (legal):

legitim form

I'm not sure his business is entirely legitimate

ich habe meine Bedenken, ob seine Geschäfte ganz sauber sind inf

a legitimate government

eine gesetzmäßige Regierung

2. legitimate (reasonable):

legitimate excuse, reason

legitimate complaint, grievance

this is a legitimate question

das ist eine berechtigte Frage

3. legitimate (born in wedlock):

a legitimate child

ein eheliches Kind

II . le·giti·mate VB trans [lɪˈʤɪtəmeɪt, Am ləˈʤɪt̬ə-]

1. legitimate (make legal):

to legitimate sth

etw für rechtsgültig erklären [o. etw legitimieren] form

2. legitimate (make acceptable):

to legitimate sth

etw anerkennen [o. form legitimieren]

3. legitimate (change status of birth):

to legitimate a child

ein Kind rechtlich anerkennen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go legit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After they have been caught and convicted they try to become legit. en.wikipedia.org

He continued to work his way up the card when he was (legit) seriously injured in a car accident in 1983. en.wikipedia.org

The regular music critics and drama critics came and treated us like we were legit, she said. en.wikipedia.org

While the majority of bounty hunters are legit, some, unlike merchants, do not always abide by the law, sometimes engaging in piracy, illegal blockades, and assassinations for hire. en.wikipedia.org

So he decides to go legit, which convinces everyone that he must be completely off the deep end. en.wikipedia.org

A good lapis legit has more than eighteen layers. en.wikipedia.org

Not only has he left her his estate, he left her in charge of the family business; she's to be the boss of a mob that's trying to become legit. en.wikipedia.org

The album was somewhat successful and made a legit name for the group and the label. en.wikipedia.org

In most cases, any blood coming from the wrestlers are out of storyline and legit. en.wikipedia.org

It is, however, not recommended to actively block web traffic not on the whitelist, since this would cause even legit web surfing to be blocked. en.wikipedia.org

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