qualify
verb (used with object)
to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent.
is qualifying
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present progressiveof qualify (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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This time he is qualifying for the state championships in Bakersfield and individual titles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Henry’s other objective is qualifying France for the 2025 European under-21 Championship in Slovakia.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Why is it so difficult to win from pole in Mexico, and why is qualifying second and third almost considered an advantage?
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2022
A major logistical hurdle in the United States for employees with long Covid is qualifying for unemployment benefits.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2022
But if it starts to get longer it can force a reader to entertain a complicated qualification before she has any idea what it is qualifying.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
