qualify
gb/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/ us/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
B1
Английски
~ 2500
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
B1
action
1
Meet necessary requirements
To have or get the right skills, experience, or conditions needed for something.
Модел на употреба:
to qualify for [something]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'qualify' with 'quality'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Синоними
be eligible (More formal; often used in legal or administrative contexts.)
Антоними
be disqualified (Means to be declared not allowed to take part, usually after failing to meet rules.)
Колокации
qualify for a job
|qualify for benefits
|qualify for the final
|qualify for a loan
|qualify for the Olympics
Теми
career
|sports
|education
|work
|business
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- I qualified for the race.
- She qualifies for the new job.
- They qualify for free food.
- You qualify for the game.
Глагол
B1
action
2
Gain official certification
To finish study or training and be allowed to work in a job.
Модел на употреба:
to qualify as [a profession]
Честа грешка:
Learners may forget to use 'as' before the profession title.
Синоними
certify (Often used for the formal act of giving official status after meeting requirements.)
Антоними
fail (To not succeed in passing the required exams or training.)
Колокации
qualify as a doctor
|qualify as a lawyer
|qualify as a teacher
Теми
career
|education
|work
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- I want to qualify as a nurse.
- She qualified as a teacher last year.
- He will qualify as a chef soon.
Глагол
B2
action
3
Add limits to statement
To change what you say so it is less strong or more exact.
Модел на употреба:
to qualify [a statement/remark]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'to pass an exam'; here it is about changing how strong a statement is.
Синоними
modify (More general; means to change something, not only limit it.)
Антоними
emphasize (To make something stronger instead of limiting it.)
Колокации
qualify a claim
|qualify a remark
|qualify an opinion
Теми
communication
|logic
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- He qualified his answer with an example.
- She qualified her opinion with facts.
- I qualified my statement about the weather.
Глагол
technical
C1
action
4
Describe as having quality
To say that someone or something has a quality.
Модел на употреба:
to qualify [someone/something] as [adjective/noun]
Синоними
classify (Means to put into a category; not always about qualities.)
Антоними
disqualify (In some contexts, means to declare not suitable or lacking qualities.)
Колокации
qualify someone as incompetent
|qualify something as urgent
Теми
language
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The law qualifies such acts as criminal offenses.
- Would you qualify this behavior as rude?
- They qualified the event as a success.
Примери за учащи
- I qualify this book as boring.
- We qualify the plan as good.
- She qualifies his words as rude.
Граматика
Речникова форма
qualify
IPA
GB/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
US/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
Срички и ударение
qual - i - fy (3 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (qual)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: qualify
- 3rd Person Singular: qualifies
- Present Participle: qualifying
- Past: qualified
Семейство думи
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
Изрази
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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- Do I qualify for free delivery?
- She qualified for the championship after months of training.