for job
1 [intransitive] to reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job, for example by completing a course of study or passing examsHow long does it take to qualify?qualify as something He qualified as a doctor last year. give skills/knowledge
2 [transitive] to give somebody the skills and knowledge they need to do somethingqualify somebody (for something) This training course will qualify you for a better job.qualify somebody to do something The test qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles. have/give right
3 [intransitive, transitive] to have or give somebody the right to do somethingqualify (for something) If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit.To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at least three years.qualify somebody (for something) Paying a fee doesn't automatically qualify you for membership. for competition
4 [intransitive] to be of a high enough standard to enter a competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in a competitionHe failed to qualify.qualify for something They qualified for the World Cup.
fit description
5 [intransitive, transitive] to have the right qualities to be described as a particular thingqualify (as something) Do you think this dress qualifies as evening wear?qualify something (as something) It's an old building, but that doesn't qualify it as an ancient monument!
statement
6 [transitive] qualify something| qualify what… to add something to a previous statement to make the meaning less strong or less generalI want to qualify what I said earlier—I didn't mean he couldn't do the job, only that he would need supervision.
grammar
7 [transitive] qualify something (of a word) to describe another word in a particular wayIn ‘the open door’, ‘open’ is an adjective qualifying ‘door’.
ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ 
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