qualified Definition

qualified
adj

1. Having the necessary competency, ability or attributes, etc (to do something).

Thesaurus: competent, capable, accomplished, experienced, trained, proficient, able.
2. Having completed a training or passed an examination, etc, especially in order to practise a specified profession or occupation, etc.
3. Limited, modified or restricted; provisional.

Thesaurus: limited, conditional, restricted, contingent, with reservations; Antonym: unreserved.

Etymology: 16c.

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qualify
verb qualifies, qualified, qualifying

intr
1. To complete a training or pass an examination, etc, especially in order to practise a specified profession, occupation, etc.
2a. To give or provide them with the necessary competency, ability or attributes, etc to do it;

Form: qualify someone for something (often)
2b. To entitle.

Example: that qualifies you to get £10 discount
intr
3a. To meet or fulfil the required conditions or guidelines, etc (in order to receive an award or privilege, etc);

Thesaurus: fit, suit, measure up, pass muster; Antonym: fail, be unsuited.
intr
3b. To have the right characteristics to be a specified thing.

Form: qualify as something (usually)
4a. To modify (a statement, document or agreement, etc) in such a way as to restrict, limit or moderate, etc it;

Thesaurus: limit, restrain, reduce, temper.
4b. To add reservations to something; to tone down or restrict it.
5. grammar.
Said of a word or phrase, especially an adjectival one: to modify, define or describe (another word or phrase, especially a nominal one).
tr & intr
6. sport.
To proceed or allow someone to proceed to the later stages or rounds, etc (of a competition, etc), usually by doing well in a preliminary round.

Derivative: qualifiable
adj

Derivative: qualificatory
adj

Derivative: qualifier
noun

Derivative: qualifying
adj, noun

Etymology: 16c: from French qualifier, from Latin qualis of what kind + facere to make.