qualify
verb (used with object)
to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent.
was qualifying
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past progressiveof qualify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"The most important thing was qualifying for the World Cup," Paris Saint-Germain lynchpin Neves told RTP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
He scored the bulk of his points in the first few races of the season, when he was qualifying regularly in the top six.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
“The most important thing was qualifying, and we have players in our squad who have never played in the World Cup,” said Mbappe, who starred in the last one.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2021
“I remembered the last time I was in that water,” she said, “was when I was qualifying for the Olympic team four years ago.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2016
The latter had now settled down permanently at the Osierfield, and was qualifying himself to take his uncle's place as general manager of the works, when that uncle should retire from the post.
From The Farringdons by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
