Tra từ qualify - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

qual‧i‧fy S3 W3 /ˈkwɒləfaɪ, ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ $ ˈkwɑː-/ verb (past tense and past participle qualified, present participle qualifying, third person singular qualifies)
[Word Family: noun: qualification, disqualification, qualifier; verb: qualify, disqualify; adjective: qualified ≠ unqualified, disqualified]
[date : 1500-1600; Language : French; Origin : qualifier, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis; ⇨ quality¹]
1. HAVE A RIGHT [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]to have the right to have or do something, or to give someone this right:
　 ▪ Free school lunches are given to children who qualify.
qualify for
　 ▪ You may qualify for unemployment benefit.
qualify somebody/something for something
　 ▪ Membership qualifies you for a discount on purchases.

2. PASS EXAM [INTRANSITIVE]to pass an examination or finish a course of study that you need in order to do something
qualify as
　 ▪ I finally qualified as a pilot.
　 ▪ After qualifying, doctors spend at least two years working in hospitals.

3. BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING [INTRANSITIVE]to have all the necessary qualities to be considered to be a particular thing
qualify as
　 ▪ It doesn’t qualify as a date if you bring your children with you.

4. GIVE SOMEBODY SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE [TRANSITIVE]if something qualifies you to do something, you have the necessary skills, knowledge, ability etc to do it
qualify somebody for something
　 ▪ Fluency in three languages qualifies her for work in the European Parliament.
qualify somebody to do something
　 ▪ The certificate qualifies you to work as a dental assistant.

5. SPORT [INTRANSITIVE]to reach the necessary standard to enter or continue in a competition or sports event
qualify for
　 ▪ She qualified for a spot on the U.S. Olympic speed skating team.

6. ADD SOMETHING [TRANSITIVE]to add to something that has already been said, in order to limit its effect or meaning:
　 ▪ Could I just qualify that last statement?

7. GRAMMAR [TRANSITIVE]if a word or phrase qualifies another word or phrase, it limits or adds to the meaning of it ⇨ qualifier

verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a qualifying match (=to decide who plays in a competition)
▪ They won all their qualifying matches.
qualify for aid (also be eligible for aid) (= have the right to be given aid)
▪ The project is eligible for aid from the British Tourist Board.
trained/qualified personnel
▪ The unit is staffed by trained personnel.
trained/qualified staff
▪ Recruitment of trained staff was a continuing problem.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADVERB
as
▪ The same applies, of course, to other denominations and has been recognised in Britain as qualifying for state support.
▪ The only constant linking it all is that it qualifies as, for lack of a better term, neat.
▪ They can be objects of thought-acts in reflective consciousness, but they do not qualify as ontological existents.
▪ What situations commonly qualify as economic reasons for teacher dismissal?
▪ Ally McBeal would only qualify as lean cuisine.
▪ Depending on the circumstances, administrators, teachers, and students could all qualify as public figures.
▪ Much of modern sociology lacks a paradigm and consequently fails to qualify as science.
▪ Some of the pictures certainly qualify as priceless keepsakes.
fully
▪ The guides are fully qualified to take groups anywhere on these mountains; safety is always paramount.
▪ They typically earn about one half to two thirds the pay of a fully qualified worker.
▪ He undertook an in-service youth work qualification while working and became a fully qualified youth worker two years later.
▪ Even for those who are most fully qualified, full-time jobs with full-time benefits are scarce.
highly
▪ He either carefully studied these himself or arranged for research to be done on them by the most highly qualified specialists.
▪ However, the number of openings is relatively small; only the most highly qualified are selected.
▪ This provided them with a highly qualified list of potential customers matching their target demographic groups.
▪ The preliminary investigation showed that Jeremy was more highly qualified and that management had made a sound decision.
▪ Staff are highly qualified and specialists in their subjects.
▪ After several interviews, he selected a much younger, but highly qualified candidate.
▪ Their instructors must be highly qualified and experienced, and the simulators used in training should embrace all types of accident.
▪ In one case, a highly qualified chemist was actually requested by the University Council and began to teach early in October.
round
▪ Former Boro rider Paul Bentley, who won the recent World championship qualifying round on his old track, is a reserve.
suitably
▪ Finding suitably qualified or experienced people to go is another matter, given the altogether.
▪ In special circumstances, however, consideration may be given to candidates without these qualifications who are otherwise suitably qualified.
▪ A named person who is suitably qualified will have full responsibility for the agency.
well
▪ It may be that a judge is well qualified to conduct enquiries to establish what took place on particular occasions.
▪ Their natural children are very well qualified academically - they only played tennis - but my brother and I were into sport.
▪ And many of these young people are well qualified and well paid.
▪ She says that the instructors are well qualified.
▪ We are well qualified and equipped to do this through our committed and trained people and our nationwide network of local offices.
▪ Actuaries are well qualified to analyse the relevant statistics and advise on appropriate premium and reserving bases.
▪ Contact's staff were well qualified for this type of work.
▪ Biology graduates are also well qualified for employment in the newer biotechnology-based industries.
NOUN
aid
▪ The self-certification procedure may also be used to seek legal aid for related proceedings which do not qualify for free legal aid.
▪ The new leaflet will let you know whether or not you qualify for aid.
▪ But he never went so far as to say that his intention was to qualify for legal aid, the court said.
▪ Further, there is no evidence that at the time the debtor would have qualified financially for legal aid.
ballot
▪ To qualify for the ballot, Perot and Lamm each had to get at least 10 percent of the votes cast.
▪ The Natural Law Party qualified for the ballot last December.
▪ Organizers need the valid signatures of 480, 000 voters by April 19 to qualify for the November ballot.
▪ Unfortunately, it only takes about 1, 500 signatures to qualify for the ballot.
benefit
▪ Social Security officials say most addicts and alcoholics have other disabilities that would qualify them for benefits.
▪ The level of rent to qualify for full Housing Benefit subsidy will be determined according to locally operating market forces.
▪ With a properly drawn trust, the child may qualify for government benefits.
▪ So, people who qualify for maximum benefit will still have to pay one fifth of the Community Charge.
▪ Those whose husbands are earning will not even qualify for supplementary benefit.
▪ You can qualify for housing benefit on a higher income than for supplementary benefit.
▪ We shall also reduce the number of hours required for people to qualify for that benefit.
chance
▪ You will have the chance to qualify for the highest civilian cookery qualifications available in Great Britain.
▪ He needed to shave 2 { seconds off his best 200 time to have a chance of qualifying for the Olympics.
▪ Anything less than a convincing victory by Graham Taylor's team will undermine their chances of qualifying from Group 2.
▪ It was the pain of not knowing if another chance to qualify for the Indy 500 ever would come.
▪ Bingham hit out after Charlton had written-off Northern Ireland's chances of qualifying for the finals.
country
▪ None of the five will be allowed to play for their adopted countries until qualified under the three-year residency rule.
▪ As things stand, only 14 countries are likely to qualify for HIPC2 debt relief this year.
▪ We question simplistic quantitative measures-based on Gross Domestic Product-of which countries are to qualify for debt cancellation.
doctor
▪ But students who qualify as doctors abroad won't automatically be allowed to practise in Britain.
▪ She was determined he should qualify as a doctor and just as determined that he should practise here.
▪ He qualified as a doctor in 1946 and became a Master of Orthopaedic Surgery in Liverpool in 1953.
▪ The famous local actor who plays Shamba in the advertisement is a qualified doctor in real life.
▪ He went on to Westminster Hospital Medical School, where he qualified as a doctor in 1954.
▪ You almost need to be a qualified Lawyer and a qualified nurse or doctor.
▪ Most are qualified doctors, nurses, or in the professions allied to medicine.
final
▪ It came during the Barcelona Olympics, with Redmond trying to qualify for the final of the 400 metres.
▪ I was not surprised at all when he failed to qualify for the final two rounds.
▪ Bingham hit out after Charlton had written-off Northern Ireland's chances of qualifying for the finals.
▪ To accomplish that, she first has to qualify for the finals, which will be run Friday.
job
▪ Finally, they would try to select the people who were qualified for each job.
▪ Even for those who are most fully qualified, full-time jobs with full-time benefits are scarce.
▪ Ferris, a physicist and prize-winning popular science writer, is qualified for the job if anyone is.
pension
▪ Under the 1975 Pensions Act, invalidity pensioners will eventually qualify for inflation-proofed earnings-related pensions.
▪ There are many kinds of qualified pension plans.
▪ You may also qualify for some pension from the country you left.
▪ At age 65, you automatically qualify for a pension.
▪ Those too poor to qualify for this pension were further discriminated against and left to poor relief.
property
▪ The pull of journalism was incessant, but filial loyalty led him to qualify as a property surveyor.
▪ In order to qualify, the property must have been valued at $ 50, 000 or more when it was confiscated.
▪ However, what the adjectival property actually qualifies is the property, and only the property, of that noun.
relief
▪ As things stand, only 14 countries are likely to qualify for HIPC2 debt relief this year.
▪ Most mortgages qualify for tax relief.
▪ Gifts made within three years of death do not qualify for any relief and the tax will have to be paid in full.
▪ Payments qualify for tax relief under gift Aid only if the donation is for £600 or more.
▪ Personal investments do also qualify for taper relief but they must be held for much longer periods than business assets.
▪ I understand from the promoters that the project can not fail because it qualifies for tax reliefs under the business expansion scheme.
▪ Tax is not necessarily paid on fringe benefits, indeed many qualify for tax relief.
status
▪ I have already mentioned the stipulation that before l could qualify for married status I should have passed two language exams.
▪ As numbers rise, a decreasing proportion are found to qualify for refugee status.
▪ Today, they are a half-forgotten group, long since disbanded, whose name only qualifies for a where-are-they-now status.
▪ It was caught in the coarse fish closed season and did not qualify for record status.
support
▪ The same applies, of course, to other denominations and has been recognised in Britain as qualifying for state support.
▪ One of the amendments under consideration proposes that up to three potential buy-outs should qualify for Government support.
▪ Furthermore, many pensioners who are struggling financially, do not qualify for income support.
▪ Income as of right has been replaced by income conditional on qualifying for means-tested support.
▪ A home-owning pensioner over 75 who does not qualify for income support gets a mere 50p a week extra rate.
tax
▪ Savers must keep the account open for five years to qualify for the tax breaks.
▪ Just ask the organization if a gift qualifies as a tax deduction.
▪ Most mortgages qualify for tax relief.
▪ Payments qualify for tax relief under gift Aid only if the donation is for £600 or more.
▪ Contract hire charges are revenue expenditure - therefore qualifying for 100 percent tax benefits.
▪ I understand from the promoters that the project can not fail because it qualifies for tax reliefs under the business expansion scheme.
▪ Tax is not necessarily paid on fringe benefits, indeed many qualify for tax relief.
teacher
▪ The new teachers who have just qualified will not be asked to pay fees until January 1981. 9.
▪ The board said it needed to reduce its staff and the two teachers were equally qualified.
▪ She then introduced the four new teachers who had qualified in April: welcoming them with congratulations.
▪ All our teachers are highly qualified native speakers.
team
▪ The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.
▪ The one victorious team would then qualify for the semi-final, to be recorded a fortnight later.
▪ But the final will be a single game, giving the Revolution a chance to attain home-field advantage if the team qualifies.
▪ Neither team will qualify for next year's World Cup finals in the United States so the outcome is hardly crucial.
world
▪ Former Boro rider Paul Bentley, who won the recent World championship qualifying round on his old track, is a reserve.
VERB
fail
▪ But of course they did not circulate beyond the commuter belt, so they failed to qualify as nationals on that ground.
▪ I was not surprised at all when he failed to qualify for the final two rounds.
▪ I failed to qualify: Ade Mafe just made it, but only got as far as the semi-final.
▪ If Mark failed to qualify as trustee, Margaret was designated to take his place.
▪ We saw that meanings fail to qualify.
▪ Much of modern sociology lacks a paradigm and consequently fails to qualify as science.
▪ Unfortunately, Lola could not deliver the cars in time for Indianapolis and Mr Rahal failed to qualify for the race.
▪ At least that's some improvement for the 50% or women in Britain who currently fail to qualify for maternity leave at all.
need
▪ But that account of my overall argument needs to be qualified in one very major respect.
▪ However, this picture needs to be qualified in a number of ways.
▪ You almost need to be a qualified Lawyer and a qualified nurse or doctor.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ After qualifying, she joined the NatWest Bank as a corporate advisor.
▪ After qualifying, stock brokers must work for the company for five years.
▪ He qualified his statement, saying that "the peace process will take some time."
▪ She wanted to improve her English so she could qualify as a translator.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But Rowell is qualified for such commentary.
▪ He needed to shave 2 { seconds off his best 200 time to have a chance of qualifying for the Olympics.
▪ Savers must keep the account open for five years to qualify for the tax breaks.
▪ The purpose of the expedition had to be clarified as all ventures of this sort must qualify under the Scheme's rules.