qualify

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
  2. verb pronounce fit or able
  3. verb make more specific

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French qualifier (“to qualify”). Equivalent to quality + -fy.

In classic literature

Synonyms

measure up

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
suffice

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