qualify

//ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ//
B2Frequency Level 8Neutral
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Verb

qualifyInfinitive
qualifyPresent tense
qualifiedPast tense
qualifiedPast participle
qualifyingPresent participle
qualifiesThird-person singular
1

To meet the necessary standards or requirements for something; to become eligible or entitled to do something or receive something.

She studied hard to qualify for the scholarship.

2

To successfully complete training or pass an examination in order to practice a profession or perform a particular job.

She qualified as a doctor after six years of study.

3

To make someone competent or eligible for a position or privilege by providing training or meeting requirements.

The training program will qualify you for the management position.

4

To limit, modify, or add reservations to a statement or assertion; to make less absolute.

I should qualify my earlier statement by saying that not all cases are the same.

5

To describe or characterize something in a particular way; to attribute a quality to something.

I would qualify his behavior as rude.

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