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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Eddie Howe's side may have qualified for the Champions League in 2023 and 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
Meanwhile, a smaller group—3.8 million Medicare beneficiaries—would have qualified for the Bridge program criteria that same year, according to the analysis.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Subsequent cases have qualified and refined this right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Yeah, right. But she wouldn’t have qualified for finals anyway.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
