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qualify
[kwol-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent.
to qualify oneself for a job.
to modify or limit in some way; make less strong or positive.
to qualify an endorsement.
Grammar., to modify.
to make less violent, severe, or unpleasant; moderate; mitigate.
to attribute some quality or qualities to; characterize, call, or name.
She cannot qualify his attitude as either rational or irrational.
to modify or alter the flavor or strength of.
He qualified his coffee with a few drops of brandy.
Law., to certify as legally competent.
verb (used without object)
to be fitted or competent for something.
to get authority, license, power, etc., as by fulfilling required conditions, taking an oath, etc.
Sports., to demonstrate the required ability in an initial or preliminary contest.
He qualified in the trials.
to fire a rifle or pistol on a target range for a score high enough to achieve a rating of marksman, sharpshooter, or expert.
Military., to pass a practical test in gunnery.
Law., to perform the actions necessary to acquire legal power or capacity.
By filing a bond and taking an oath he qualified as executor.
qualify
/ ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ, -ˌkeɪ-, ˈkwɒlɪfɪkətərɪ /
verb
to provide or be provided with the abilities or attributes necessary for a task, office, duty, etc
his degree qualifies him for the job
he qualifies for the job, but would he do it well?
(tr) to make less strong, harsh, or violent; moderate or restrict
(tr) to modify or change the strength or flavour of
(tr) grammar another word for modify
(tr) to attribute a quality to; characterize
(intr) to progress to the final stages of a competition, as by winning preliminary contests
Other Word Forms
- qualificatory adjective
- qualifiable adjective
- qualifyingly adverb
- misqualify verb
- nonqualifying adjective
- overqualify verb
- prequalify verb
- requalify verb
- superqualify verb
- unqualifying adjective
- unqualifyingly adverb
- unrequalified adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of qualify1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She is a Senco - a qualified teacher who is responsible for leading a school's provision for special educational needs - and argued if KCC wanted more information from the school they should have asked for it.
It’s a paradoxical quality of horror films that to be an outsider either qualifies you as a hero or the monster — the insiders are usually just food.
On its website, Princeton says “the legacy preference operates as a ‘tie-breaker’ between equally qualified applicants.”
However, the four international federations have now told the IPC "that, in practice, no athletes from the two nations are likely to qualify for March's Games".
Eighteen teams qualify for the play-offs - the top nine from the Eastern Conference and the top nine from the Western Conference - before four rounds ending in a MLS Cup final.
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