qualify
gb/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/ us/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 2500
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
B1
action
1
Meet necessary requirements
To have or get the right skills, experience, or conditions needed for something.
نمط الاستخدام:
to qualify for [something]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'qualify' with 'quality'. They are unrelated in meaning.
المرادفات
be eligible (More formal; often used in legal or administrative contexts.)
الأضداد
be disqualified (Means to be declared not allowed to take part, usually after failing to meet rules.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
qualify for a job
|qualify for benefits
|qualify for the final
|qualify for a loan
|qualify for the Olympics
الموضوعات
career
|sports
|education
|work
|business
أمثلة
- She qualified for the finals after winning her heat.
- You must earn at least $50,000 a year to qualify for the program.
- He finally qualified for the national team.
- We don't qualify for free healthcare under the current rules.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I qualified for the race.
- She qualifies for the new job.
- They qualify for free food.
- You qualify for the game.
فعل
B1
action
2
Gain official certification
To finish study or training and be allowed to work in a job.
نمط الاستخدام:
to qualify as [a profession]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may forget to use 'as' before the profession title.
المرادفات
certify (Often used for the formal act of giving official status after meeting requirements.)
الأضداد
fail (To not succeed in passing the required exams or training.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
qualify as a doctor
|qualify as a lawyer
|qualify as a teacher
الموضوعات
career
|education
|work
أمثلة
- After six years of study, she finally qualified as a doctor.
- He qualified as a pilot last year.
- You need to pass all modules to qualify as an engineer.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I want to qualify as a nurse.
- She qualified as a teacher last year.
- He will qualify as a chef soon.
فعل
B2
action
3
Add limits to statement
To change what you say so it is less strong or more exact.
نمط الاستخدام:
to qualify [a statement/remark]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'to pass an exam'; here it is about changing how strong a statement is.
المرادفات
modify (More general; means to change something, not only limit it.)
الأضداد
emphasize (To make something stronger instead of limiting it.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
qualify a claim
|qualify a remark
|qualify an opinion
الموضوعات
communication
|logic
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- I should qualify my earlier statement by noting that prices vary by region.
- He qualified his praise with some criticism.
- The minister qualified her comments after public backlash.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He qualified his answer with an example.
- She qualified her opinion with facts.
- I qualified my statement about the weather.
فعل
technical
C1
action
4
Describe as having quality
To say that someone or something has a quality.
نمط الاستخدام:
to qualify [someone/something] as [adjective/noun]
المرادفات
classify (Means to put into a category; not always about qualities.)
الأضداد
disqualify (In some contexts, means to declare not suitable or lacking qualities.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
qualify someone as incompetent
|qualify something as urgent
الموضوعات
language
|communication
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The law qualifies such acts as criminal offenses.
- Would you qualify this behavior as rude?
- They qualified the event as a success.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I qualify this book as boring.
- We qualify the plan as good.
- She qualifies his words as rude.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
qualify
IPA
GB/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
US/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
المقاطع والنبر
qual - i - fy (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (qual)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: qualify
- 3rd Person Singular: qualifies
- Present Participle: qualifying
- Past: qualified
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
qualifies
verb
qualifying
verb
qualified
verb
Core family
qualification
noun B1
Related words
quality
noun A2
qualifier
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
qualitative
adjective B2
qualitatively
adverb
التعبيرات
qualify as
1/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ ˈæz/
phrasal verb
Be accepted as something
To be seen or accepted as something because you meet the rules or meaning of the word.
أمثلة
- This meal qualifies as healthy under our guidelines.
- Does his action qualify as self-defense?
qualify for
1/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ fɚ/
phrasal verb
Meet requirements for something
To have what is needed to get or do something.
أمثلة
- Do I qualify for free delivery?
- She qualified for the championship after months of training.