English Dictionary
Definition qualify in British English
qualify
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
to become a member of a particular profession after a period of training or study
After qualifying in medicine, he worked for a time at City Hospital.
to give someone the skills that they need to become a member of a particular profession
It is the only course in the country that qualifies you to be a tabloid journalist.
to have the right qualities or be in the right situation to be considered as something or to receive or do something
To qualify for Olympic status, a sport must be played in 50 countries and on three continents.
to make it possible for someone to be considered as something or to receive or do something
to reach a particular stage of a competition by competing successfully in an earlier stage
It would be incredible if Brazil failed to qualify.
What are your team's chances of qualifying for the finals?
Scotland's World Cup qualifying tie against Malta
a word that qualifies another word gives more information about it. For example, in 'the dog barked furiously', the adverb 'furiously' qualifies the verb 'barked'.
