Was bedeutet "gilt"? What does the word "gilt" mean? I've tried looking it up in various dictionaries, but still don't quite understand the exact meaning. The online dictionaries I use all seem to define it as meaning something along the lines of "to be valid" or "to be in effect". For example, "Mein Versprechen, nächsten Montag zu kommen, gilt nach wie vor." Google translate says that this means "My promise to come next Monday is still valid." Is that a correct translation? Is there a better way to translate that? What are some other examples of how someone could use the word "gilt" in a sentence?