qualify
verb
[ ˈkwɒlɪfʌɪ ]
• be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
• "a pensioner who does not qualify for income support"
Similar:
be eligible,
meet the requirements,
be entitled to,
be allowed,
be permitted,
• become officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity, typically by undertaking a course and passing examinations.
• "the training necessary to qualify as a solicitor"
Similar:
certified,
certificated,
chartered,
licensed,
professional,
trained,
fit,
equipped,
prepared,
competent,
knowledgeable,
accomplished,
proficient,
skilled,
skilful,
adept,
practised,
experienced,
expert,
seasoned,
capable,
able,
gain qualifications,
gain certification,
be certified,
be licensed,
be authorized,
pass,
graduate,
make the grade,
succeed,
get through,
pass muster,
• make (a statement or assertion) less absolute; add reservations to.
• "she felt obliged to qualify her first short answer"
Similar:
limited,
conditional,
restricted,
bounded,
contingent,
circumscribed,
reserved,
guarded,
cautious,
hesitant,
tentative,
equivocal,
modified,
adapted,
amended,
adjusted,
moderated,
refined,
tempered,
lessened,
reduced,
count,
be counted,
be considered,
be designated,
be characterizable,
be eligible,
meet the requirements of,
modify,
limit,
make conditional,
restrict,
add reservations to,
add to,
make additions to,
add a rider to,
moderate,
temper,
soften,
tone down,
modulate,
mitigate,
reduce,
lessen,
decrease,
diminish,
lower,
abate,
• (of a word or phrase) attribute a quality to (another word, especially a preceding noun).
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘describe in a particular way’): from French qualifier, from medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind’ (see quality).
