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