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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024qual•i•fy /ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. - to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, etc.:[~ + object]The training program qualified her for the job.
- to show that one has the ability for something:[no object]She clearly qualifies for the job.
- to demonstrate the required ability in an initial or preliminary contest:[no object]to qualify for a race.
- to make less strong, general, or positive;
modify or limit:[~ + object]Suddenly he began to qualify his initial endorsement of her candidacy. - to characterize, label, or briefly evaluate:[~ + object (+ as)]I can't qualify his approach as either good or bad.
- Grammarmodify (def. 2).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024qual•i•fy (kwol′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. - to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent:to qualify oneself for a job.
- to modify or limit in some way;
make less strong or positive:to qualify an endorsement. - [Gram.]to modify.
- to make less violent, severe, or unpleasant;
moderate; mitigate. - to attribute some quality or qualities to;
characterize, call, or name:She cannot qualify his attitude as either rational or irrational. - 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.
v.i. - 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.
- [Mil.]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.
- Medieval Latin quālificāre, equivalent. to Latin quāl(is) of what sort + -ificāre -ify
- 1525–35
qual•i•fi•ca•to•ry (kwol′ə fi kə tôr′rē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. qual′i•fy′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fit, suit, adapt, prepare, equip.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged narrow, restrict. See modify.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged meliorate, soften, temper, reduce, diminish.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged designate, label.
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