qualify (Meaning)
qualify (v)
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
pronounce fit or able
make more specific
make fit or prepared
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
add a modifier to a constituent
qualify (v. t.)
To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with legal power or capacity.
To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition.
Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors.
To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.
qualify (v. i.)
To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment.
To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.
Synonyms & Antonyms of qualify
qualify Sentence Examples
- To qualify for the competition, participants must meet specific age and skill requirements.
- She needed to qualify her statement with additional evidence to make it more credible.
- His exceptional performance in the preliminary rounds helped him qualify for the final.
- The company offers training programs to help employees qualify for higher-level positions.
- In order to qualify for a mortgage, applicants must demonstrate stable income and good credit history.
- The athlete underwent rigorous training to qualify for the Olympic team.
- The new regulations will qualify certain businesses for tax breaks.
- She studied hard to qualify for the prestigious scholarship.
- The restaurant must meet health and safety standards to qualify for a permit.
- He had to pass a series of exams to qualify as a licensed professional.
FAQs About the word qualify
prove capable or fit; meet requirements, pronounce fit or able, make more specific, make fit or prepared, specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or
modify,alter, misstate, warp, narrow,distort, color, pervert, misrepresent
broaden, broaden,expand, expand, widen,widen,
To qualify for the competition, participants must meet specific age and skill requirements.
She needed to qualify her statement with additional evidence to make it more credible.
His exceptional performance in the preliminary rounds helped him qualify for the final.
The company offers training programs to help employees qualify for higher-level positions.
