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