qualify

verb

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MEANING & USAGE

01verb

prove capable or fit; meet requirements

02verb

pronounce fit or able

“She was qualified to run the marathon”

“The nurses were qualified to administer the injections”

03verb

make more specific

“qualify these remarks”

04verb

make fit or prepared

“Your education qualifies you for this job”

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05verb

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

“The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life”

“The contract stipulates the dates of the payments”

06verb

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

“You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist”

“This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover”

07verb

add a modifier to a constituent

Meanings and examples from Open English WordNet 2025. About our sources ↗