qualify

qualify: qualify qual‧i‧fy [ˈkwɒlfaɪ ǁ ˈkwɑː-] verb qualified _PTandPP

1. [intransitive] to gain the qualifications needed for a particular profession etc:

qualify as

• She recently qualified as a pilot.

2. [intransitive] to have the right to claim something:

qualify for

• You may be able to qualify for unemployment benefit.

3. [transitive] if your knowledge or ability qualifies you to do something, it makes you a suitable person to do it:

• Our three-week course will qualify you to teach English overseas.

4. [intransitive] to reach a particular stage in the process of competing for the right to do something, for example in a bid (= an occasion when someone offers to buy something, or build or make something):

• Three multinational groups have qualified to bid for Emetel, the Ecuadorean telephone company.

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qualify UK US /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/ verb [I or T]

► HR to successfully finish a course of study or training or achieve the necessary skills so that you are able to do a job: »There are many different branches of nursing which are available after qualifying.
qualify as sth »She qualified as an accountant in 2006.
qualify sb to do sth »The course would qualify you to work abroad.

► to have the legal right to have or do something because of your situation, or to give someone this right: qualify for sth »Some women may have too many gaps in their working life to qualify for a full pension.
» If rates keep decreasing more borrowers will qualify for loans.
qualify sb for sth »Sub prime loans are given to borrowers whose credit would not qualify them for a conventional home loan.

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Synonyms:

Fit, adapt, capacitate, equip, prepare, empower, make fit, make suitable, make capable / Modify, limit, restrict, restrain, narrow / Soften, abate, diminish, mitigate, ease, assuage, moderate, temper, reduce / Regulate, vary, temper, modulate / Dilute, modify

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qualify — qual·i·fy / kwä lə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing vt 1: to limit or modify in some way 2: to make or consider eligible or fit his training and experience qualified him as an expert witness 3: to issue a certificate … Law dictionary
Qualify — Qual i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Qualified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Qualifying}.] [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L. qualis how constituted, as + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Quality}, and { Fy}.] 1. To make such as is required; to give added or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
qualify — [v1] make or become ready, prepared authorize, capacitate, certify, check out, come up to snuff*, commission, condition, cut it*, earn one’s wings*, empower, enable, endow, entitle, equip, fill the bill*, fit, get by*, ground, hack it*, make it* … New thesaurus
qualify — [kwôl′ə fī΄, kwäl′ə fī΄] vt. qualified, qualifying [Fr qualifier < ML qualificare < L qualis, of what kind (see QUALE) + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to describe by giving the qualities or characteristics of 2. to make fit for an office,… … English World dictionary
qualify — ► VERB (qualifies, qualified) 1) (often qualify for) meet the necessary standard or conditions to be entitled to or eligible for something. 2) become officially recognized as a practitioner of a profession or activity, typically after study and… … English terms dictionary
Qualify — Qual i*fy, v. i. 1. To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment. [1913 Webster] 2. To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
qualify — (v.) mid 15c., to invest with a quality, from M.L. qualificare attribute a quality to, from L. qualis of what sort (see QUALITY (Cf. quality)) + facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Sense of be fit for a job first appeared 1580s.… … Etymology dictionary
qualify — 1 *moderate, temper Analogous words: modify, vary, alter, *change: *adapt, adjust, conform, accommodate, reconcile 2 *characterize, distinguish, mark Analogous words: *ascribe, impute, attribute, assign: pre … New Dictionary of Synonyms
qualify */*/*/ — UK [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ] / US [ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ] verb Word forms qualify : present tense I/you/we/they qualify he/she/it qualifies present participle qualifying past tense qualified past participle qualified 1) a) [intransitive] to become a member of a… … English dictionary
qualify — qual|i|fy [ kwalə,faı ] verb *** ▸ 1 have qualities for something ▸ 2 join profession ▸ 3 reach competition stage ▸ 4 change a statement ▸ 5 in linguistics 1. ) intransitive to have the right qualities or be in the right situation to be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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