verb (qualifies, qualifying, qualified, qualified)
for job
1 [V] ~ (as sth) to reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job, for example by completing a course of study or passing exams:
How long does it take to qualify? * He qualified as a doctor last year.
give skills / knowledge
2 ~ sb (for sth) to give sb the skills and knowledge they need to do sth:
[VN] This training course will qualify you for a better job. * [VNtoinf] The test qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles.
have / give right
3 ~ (sb) (for sth) to have or give sb the right to do sth:
[V] If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit. * To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at least three years. * [VN] Paying a fee doesn't automatically qualify you for membership.
for competition
4 [V] ~ (for sth) to be of a high enough standard to enter a competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in a competition:
He failed to qualify. * They qualified for the World Cup.
fit description
5 ~ (sth) (as sth) to have the right qualities to be described as a particular thing:
[V] Do you think this dress qualifies as evening wear? * [VN] It's an old building, but that doesn't qualify it as an ancient monument!
statement
6 [VN] to add sth to a previous statement to make the meaning less strong or less general:
I want to qualify what I said earlier-I didn't mean he couldn't do the job, only that he would need supervision.
grammar
7 [VN] (of a word) to describe another word in a particular way:
In 'the open door', 'open' is an adjective qualifying 'door'.
