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qualify(verb)BrE / ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ / NAmE / ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪ / - to reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job, for example by completing a course of study or passing exams
- How long does it take to qualify?
- He qualified as a doctor last year.
- to give somebody the skills and knowledge they need to do something
- This training course will qualify you for a better job.
- The test qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles.
- to have or give somebody the right to do something
- If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit.
- To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at least three years.
- Paying a fee doesn't automatically qualify you for membership.
- to be of a high enough standard to enter a competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in a competition
- He failed to qualify.
- They qualified for the World Cup.
- to have the right qualities to be described as a particular thing
- Do you think this dress qualifies as evening wear?
- It's an old building, but that doesn't qualify it as an ancient monument!
- to add something to a previous statement to make the meaning less strong or less general
- I want to qualify what I said earlier—I didn't mean he couldn't do the job, only that he would need supervision.
- to describe another word in a particular way
- In ‘the open door’, ‘open’ is an adjective qualifying ‘door’.
Extra Examples- England failed to qualify for the final.
- She spent seven years qualifying in law.
- South Korea duly qualified for the finals when they beat Italy 6–1.
- You will automatically qualify for a pension.
- after qualifying as a teacher in 1992
- people who qualify for the grant on the grounds of disability
- Are you qualified to administer drugs?
- He trained and qualified with a big law firm in the city.
- I want to qualify what I said earlier—I didn’t mean he couldn’t do the job, only that he would need supervision.
- Membership of the scheme qualifies you for the discount.
- She didn’t qualify for a full pension.
- She qualified as a doctor last year.
- The training should qualify you for a better job.
- To qualify for membership a company must prove that it is well managed and financially sound.
- You have to be over 60 to qualify.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they qualify
- he / she / it qualifies
- past simple qualified
- past participle qualified
- -ing form qualifying
Word Origin- late Middle English (in the sense ‘describe in a particular way’): from French qualifier, from medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind’ (see quality).
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