qualify
gb/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/ us/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
B1
Английский
~ 2500
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
B1
action
1
Meet necessary requirements
To have or get the right skills, experience, or conditions needed for something.
Модель употребления:
to qualify for [something]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'qualify' with 'quality'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Синонимы
be eligible (More formal; often used in legal or administrative contexts.)
Антонимы
be disqualified (Means to be declared not allowed to take part, usually after failing to meet rules.)
Коллокации
qualify for a job
|qualify for benefits
|qualify for the final
|qualify for a loan
|qualify for the Olympics
Темы
career
|sports
|education
|work
|business
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
to qualify as [a profession]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may forget to use 'as' before the profession title.
Синонимы
certify (Often used for the formal act of giving official status after meeting requirements.)
Антонимы
fail (To not succeed in passing the required exams or training.)
Коллокации
qualify as a doctor
|qualify as a lawyer
|qualify as a teacher
Темы
career
|education
|work
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
to qualify [a statement/remark]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'to pass an exam'; here it is about changing how strong a statement is.
Синонимы
modify (More general; means to change something, not only limit it.)
Антонимы
emphasize (To make something stronger instead of limiting it.)
Коллокации
qualify a claim
|qualify a remark
|qualify an opinion
Темы
communication
|logic
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
to qualify [someone/something] as [adjective/noun]
Синонимы
classify (Means to put into a category; not always about qualities.)
Антонимы
disqualify (In some contexts, means to declare not suitable or lacking qualities.)
Коллокации
qualify someone as incompetent
|qualify something as urgent
Темы
language
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The law qualifies such acts as criminal offenses.
- Would you qualify this behavior as rude?
- They qualified the event as a success.
Примеры для изучающих
- I qualify this book as boring.
- We qualify the plan as good.
- She qualifies his words as rude.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
qualify
IPA
GB/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
US/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
Слоги и ударение
qual - i - fy (3 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (qual)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: qualify
- 3rd Person Singular: qualifies
- Present Participle: qualifying
- Past: qualified
Родственные слова
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
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- Do I qualify for free delivery?
- She qualified for the championship after months of training.