qualify

  • 21qualify — / kwɒlɪfaɪ/ verb ♦ to qualify for to be entitled to something ● The company does not qualify for a government grant. ● She qualifies for unemployment benefit. ▪▪▪ ‘…federal examiners will also determine which of the privately insured savings and… …

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  • 22qualify — verb 1) I qualify for free prescriptions Syn: be eligible for, meet the requirements for; be entitled to, be permitted 2) they qualify as refugees Syn: count, be considered, be designated, be eligible 3) sh …

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  • 23qualify — verb 1) I qualify for free travel Syn: be eligible, meet the requirements, be entitled to, be permitted 2) they qualify as refugees Syn: count, be considered, be designated, be eligible 3) …

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  • 24qualify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle French qualifier, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis Date: 1533 transitive verb 1. a. to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form ; modify b. to make less harsh or strict …

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  • 25qualify — verb (qualifies, qualifying, qualified) 1》 (often qualify for) be entitled to a benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.     ↘fulfil the necessary conditions to be eligible for a competition.     ↘be or make properly entitled to… …

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  • 26qualify — [c]/ˈkwɒləfaɪ / (say kwoluhfuy) verb (qualified, qualifying) –verb (t) 1. to invest with proper or necessary qualities, skills, etc.; make competent. 2. to attribute some quality or qualities to; characterise, call, or name. 3. to modify in some… …

  • 27qualify — v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. make competent or fit for a position or purpose. 2 tr. make legally entitled. 3 intr. (foll. by for) (of a person) satisfy the conditions or requirements (for a position, award, competition, etc.). 4 tr. add reservations to;… …

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  • 28qualify for — phr verb Qualify for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑benefit, ↑discount, ↑exemption, ↑final, ↑franchise, ↑grant, ↑inclusion, ↑pension, ↑recognition, ↑relief …

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  • 29qualify accounts —    to throw doubt on published figures    Literally, to qualify means to modify in some respect, and there are some technical qualifications in auditors reports which do not indicate that the directors are suspect and the company is headed for… …

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  • 30qualify for — be entitled to a benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition. → qualify …

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