v.
(qualifies, qualifying, qualified)
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(often qualify for)
be entitled to a benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
▸fulfil the necessary conditions to be eligible for a competition.
▸be or make properly entitled to be classed in a particular way.
- become officially recognized as a practitioner of a profession or activity, typically by undertaking a course and passing examinations.
▸make competent or knowledgeable enough to do something.
- make (a statement or assertion) less absolute.
▸archaic make less severe or extreme.
- Grammar (of a word or phrase) attribute a quality to (another word, especially a preceding noun).
Derivative
- qualifiable adj.
- qualifier n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘describe in a particular way’): from Fr. qualifier, from med. L. qualificare, from L. qualis (see quality).