qualify
verb (used with object)
to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent.
will qualify
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future tenseof qualify.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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As promising as it sounds — and the technology still has to be reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration before it’s approved — not all patients will qualify.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Statistics for the new Bronx K-12 aren’t collected, but Success Academy projects about 91% of students will be black, Hispanic or multiracial, and 90% will qualify for free or discounted lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Under the expanded 48-team format, the top two teams in each group will qualify for the last 32, alongside the eight best third-place teams.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Many Local 99 members are getting increased work hours — which will qualify many more for health benefits, which come with working 20 or more hours per week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Of 3,100 incoming freshmen, it now seems that about 180 will qualify for the new financial aid program, up from 130 who would have done so the year before.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
