英语词汇“qualify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

qualifyqualify /ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb (qualifies, qualified, qualifying)

ETYMOLOGYqualify

Origin: 1500-1600 French qualifier, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis of what kind

VERB TABLE

qualify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	qualify
	he, she, it	qualifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	qualified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have qualified
	he, she, it	has qualified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had qualified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will qualify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have qualified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am qualifying
	he, she, it	is qualifying
	you, we, they	are qualifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was qualifying
	you, we, they	were qualifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been qualifying
	he, she, it	has been qualifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been qualifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be qualifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been qualifying

1HAVE A RIGHT [intransitive, transitive] to have a right to have or do something, or give someone the right to have or do something: To qualify, you must be over 18 and single.qualify for You do not qualify for unemployment benefits.qualify to do something You may qualify to vote by mail.qualify somebody/something for something Does this qualify me for citizenship?2MAKE somebody SUITABLE [transitive] if your knowledge, ability, etc. qualifies you to do something, it makes you a good person to do it: qualify somebody/something for something Tomita’s fluency in English and Japanese helped qualify her for the job.3BE CONSIDERED something [intransitive] to have all the necessary qualities to be considered as a particular thing: qualify as Does photography qualify as an art form? The fees qualify as business expenses.4REACH A STANDARD [intransitive] to pass an examination or reach the standard of knowledge or skill that you need in order to do something: After qualifying, stockbrokers must work for the company for five years.qualify as I finally qualified as a pilot.5COMPETITION [intransitive] to reach the necessary standard to enter or continue in a competition or sports event: qualify for She qualified for a spot on the Olympic skating team.6ADD SOMETHING [transitive] to add to something that has already been said, in order to limit its effect or meaning: He qualified his statement, saying that “the peace process will take some time.”7GRAMMAR [transitive] eng. lang. arts if a word or phrase qualifies another word or phrase, it limits or adds to the meaning of it[Origin: 1500–1600 French qualifier, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis of what kind]