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- Dictionaryqualify/ˈkwɒlɪfʌɪ/
verb
- 1. be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition: "a pensioner who does not qualify for income support" Similar
- 2. become officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity, typically by undertaking a course and passing examinations: "the training necessary to qualify as a solicitor" Similar
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QUALIFY definition: 1. to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve…. Learn more.
1. a. : to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify. b. : to make less harsh or strict : moderate. c. : to alter the strength or flavor of. d. : to limit or modify the meaning of. qualify a noun. 2. : to characterize by naming an attribute : describe. cannot qualify it as … either glad or sorry T. S. Eliot. 3. a.
Make sure you know the context when using the word qualify. In one sense, it means to be right for, to measure up. In another sense, though, qualify means to change something slightly, to limit it or add a condition to it.
[ T ] to limit the strength or meaning of a statement: I'd like to qualify my criticisms of the school's failings, by adding that it's a very happy place. [ T ] language specialized. In grammar, a word or phrase that qualifies another word or phrase limits its meaning and makes it less general:
verb. /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/ /ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪ/ Verb Forms. for job. [intransitive] 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? qualify as something He qualified as a doctor last year.
1. 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?. 2. ( tr) to make less strong, harsh, or violent; moderate or restrict. 3. ( tr) to modify or change the strength or flavour of.
To qualify as something or to be qualified as something means to have all the features that are needed to be that thing.
Qualify definition: to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent. See examples of QUALIFY used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'qualify' 1. When someone qualifies, they pass the examinations that they need to be able to work in a particular profession. [...] 2. If you qualify for something or if something qualifies you for it, you have the right to do it or have it. [...] 3.
1. If you qualify in a competition, you are successful in one part of it and go on to the next stage. [...] 2. To qualify as something or to be qualified as something means to have all the features that are needed to be that thing. [...] 3. If you qualify a statement, you make it less strong or less general by adding a detail or explanation to it.
