qualify
verb (used with object)
to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent.
have qualified
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present perfectof qualify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This is the fourth time both have qualified for postseason play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Cherries, who have qualified for European football for the first time, will also face Real Sociedad among their eight games.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
It would not have qualified for the Grammys' Best Asian Pop Music Performance, announced last month, because it requires entries make "meaningful use" of at least one Asian language.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Belgium, ranked ninth in the world, was the first top-25 team the U.S. played in the tournament and only the second team that would have qualified for the World Cup under the old 32-team format.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Without some capacity for it I could not have qualified as a Mobile, and I received formal training in it on Hain, where they dignify it with the title of Farfetching.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
