qualify
US /ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ/
Definition
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Applicants must have a degree to qualify for this position.
Word Family
Synonyms
- meet the criteriahaving a meaning similar to qualify
- be eligiblehaving a meaning similar to qualify
- pass(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
Collocations
- Easy qualify for a discountto qualify for a discount, meaning to prove capable or fit; meet requirements
- Medium qualify for the positionto qualify for the position, meaning to prove capable or fit; meet requirements
- Hard fully qualify as a licensed auditordescribing fully qualify as a licensed auditor (to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form))
- Very Hard qualify one's earlier remarksto qualify one's earlier remarks, meaning to prove capable or fit; meet requirements
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