qualify
//ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- qualify
- past (v2)
- qualified
- past participle (v3)
- qualified
- present participle
- qualifying
- 3rd person singular
- qualifies
Definitions
1.To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
2.To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.
- But if it is done in conjunction with repointing of the building, the work would probably qualify as a major capital improvement.
- Descartes's methodism with its regulative criterion leads him to explicitly deny that accidentally true belief qualifies as knowledge.
3.To make someone competent or eligible for some position or task.
4.To become competent or eligible for some position or task.
- He had qualified himself for municipal office by taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.
1.An instance of throwing and catching each prop at least twice.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3007
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French qualifier (“to qualify”).
Equivalent to quality + -fy.