What (who) is Qualify - definition
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qualify
v. a.
1.
Fit, adapt, capacitate, equip, prepare, empower, make fit, make suitable, make capable.
2.
Modify, limit, restrict, restrain, narrow.
3.
Soften, abate, diminish, mitigate, ease, assuage, moderate, temper, reduce.
4.
Regulate, vary, temper, modulate.
5.
Dilute, modify.
qualify
¦ verb (qualifies, qualifying, qualified)
1. (often qualify for) be entitled to a benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
fulfil the necessary conditions to be eligible for a competition.
be or make properly entitled to be classed in a particular way.
2. become officially recognized as a practitioner of a profession or activity, typically by undertaking a course and passing examinations.
make competent or knowledgeable enough to do something.
3. make (a statement or assertion) less absolute.
archaic make less severe or extreme.
4. Grammar (of a word or phrase) attribute a quality to (another word, especially a preceding noun).
Derivatives
qualifiable adjective
qualifier noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'describe in a particular way'): from Fr. qualifier, from med. L. qualificare, from L. qualis (see quality).
qualify
v.
1) (D; intr.) to qualify as (she qualified as a teacher of the handicapped)
2) (D; intr.) to qualify for (she qualified for the position)
3) (E) he qualified to teach mathematics
4) (H) what qualifies her to represent us?
Wikipedia
Qualification
Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to:
- Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional experience
- Qualification badge, a decoration of People's Liberation Army Type 07 indicating military rank or length of service
- Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS), a competitive contract procurement process established by the United States Congress
- Qualifications for professional social work, professional degrees in social work in various nations
- Qualification problem, the impossibility of listing all the preconditions required for an action to have its intended effect
- Qualification principle, in programming language theory, the statement that syntactic classes may admit local definitions
- Qualification types in the United Kingdom, different levels of academic, vocational or skills-related education achievements
- International Qualification Examination, taken by foreign accountants to become a Certified Public Accountant in the United States
- Pre-qualification (lending), a process by which a lending institution estimates how much it is willing to lend to a borrower
- School leaving qualification, academic qualification awarded for the completion of high school in various times and countries
- Scottish Vocational Qualification, certificate of vocational education in Scotland
- Category:Qualification for sports events
- World Cup qualification (disambiguation)
Pronunciation examples for Qualify
1. Well, we'll qualify that.
Art and Science of Sound Recording _ Alan Parsons & Julian Colbeck _ Talks at Google
2. for drive-to qualify.
The End of the Suburbs - Where the American Dream is Moving _ Leigh Gallagher _ Talks at Google
3. could not technically qualify
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4. No, you don't qualify.
John Q. (2002)
5. I'll had to qualify.
Love, Loss and Inspiration _ Benji Bennett _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Qualify
1. Women who don‘t qualify for SMP may qualify for Maternity Allowance instead.
2. If you qualify for SSI before you reach the 60th month, then your kids can qualify.
3. "No individuals will automatically qualify for residency.
4. Certain companies qualify for less stringent treatment.
5. Russia didn‘t even qualify for the quarterfinals.