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qualify
[ kwol-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent:
to qualify oneself for a job.
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- to modify or limit in some way; make less strong or positive:
to qualify an endorsement.
Synonyms: ,
- Grammar. to modify.
- to make less violent, severe, or unpleasant; moderate; mitigate.
Synonyms: , , , ,
She cannot qualify his attitude as either rational or irrational.
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- to modify or alter the flavor or strength of:
He qualified his coffee with a few drops of brandy.
- Law. to certify as legally competent.
verb (used without object)
- to be fitted or competent for something.
- to get authority, license, power, etc., as by fulfilling required conditions, taking an oath, etc.
- Sports. to demonstrate the required ability in an initial or preliminary contest:
He qualified in the trials.
- to fire a rifle or pistol on a target range for a score high enough to achieve a rating of marksman, sharpshooter, or expert.
- Military. to pass a practical test in gunnery.
- Law. to perform the actions necessary to acquire legal power or capacity:
By filing a bond and taking an oath he qualified as executor.
qualify
/ ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ; -ˌkeɪ-; ˈkwɒlɪfɪkətərɪ /
verb
- to provide or be provided with the abilities or attributes necessary for a task, office, duty, etc
he qualifies for the job, but would he do it well?
his degree qualifies him for the job
- tr to make less strong, harsh, or violent; moderate or restrict
- tr to modify or change the strength or flavour of
- tr grammar another word for modify
- tr to attribute a quality to; characterize
- intr to progress to the final stages of a competition, as by winning preliminary contests
Derived Forms
- qualificatory, adjective
- ˈܲˌھ, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- ܲ··ھ··ٴ· [kwol, -, uh, -fi-k, uh, -tawr-ree, -tohr-ee], adjective
- ܲi·ڲiԲ· adverb
- ·ܲi·ڲ verb misqualified misqualifying
- ԴDz·ܲi·ڲiԲ adjective
- v·ܲi·ڲ verb overqualified overqualifying
- ·ܲi·ڲ verb prequalified prequalifying
- ·ܲi·ڲ verb requalified requalifying
- p·ܲi·ڲ verb superqualified superqualifying
- ܲ·ܲi·ڲiԲ adjective
- un·ܲi·ڲiԲ· adverb
- ܲr·ܲi·ھ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of qualify1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
To entice production back to California, state legislators are proposing to increase its film tax credit to cover up to 35% of qualified expenditures for movies and TV series shot in the Los Angeles region.
Unified students qualify for a free or reduced-price school meal — mainly funded by $363 million per year in federal food aid that the district receives.
He qualified 18th for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and last for both the sprint and main grand prix in China, and failed to make significant progress in any of the races.
While the 25-year-old made the podium in the fastest Olympic men's 1500m final in history, his dream since 13 has been to qualify as an orthodontist.
He has less than six months to live, qualifying him for an assisted death in California.
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