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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. i.
     1. To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or
        employment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or
        complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Qualified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Qualifying.] [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L.
     qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
     Quality, and -Fy.]
     1. To make such as is required; to give added or requisite
        qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation,
        or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or
        other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make
        capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with
        legal power or capacity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He had qualified himself for municipal office by
              taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to
        regulate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. --Sir
                                                    T. Browne.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive
        form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to
        limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a
        statement, claim, or proposition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to
        reduce the strength of, as liquors.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire,
              But qualify the fire's extreme rage.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In short space he has them qualified. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To fit; equip; prepare; adapt; capacitate; enable;
          modify; soften; restrict; restrain; temper.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. i.
     1. To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or
        employment.
  
     2. To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or
        complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Qualified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Qualifying.] [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L.
     qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
     Quality, and -Fy.]
     1. To make such as is required; to give added or requisite
        qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation,
        or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or
        other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make
        capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with
        legal power or capacity.
  
              He had qualified himself for municipal office by
              taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     2. To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to
        regulate.
  
              It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. --Sir
                                                    T. Browne.
  
     3. To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive
        form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to
        limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a
        statement, claim, or proposition.
  
     4. Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to
        reduce the strength of, as liquors.
  
              I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire, But
              qualify the fire's extreme rage.      --Shak.
  
     5. To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
  
              In short space he has them qualified. --Spenser.
  
     Syn: To fit; equip; prepare; adapt; capacitate; enable;
          modify; soften; restrict; restrain; temper.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  qualify
       v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: measure up]
       2: pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the
          marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the
          injections" [ant: disqualify]
       3: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: restrict]
       4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this
          job" [syn: dispose] [ant: disqualify]
       5: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or
          agreement; make an express demand or provision in an
          agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the
          house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates
          the dates of the payments" [syn: stipulate, condition,
           specify]
       6: describe or portray the character or the qualities or
          peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as
          that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a
          lament for a dead lover" [syn: characterize, characterise]
       7: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: modify]
       [also: qualified]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  qualify
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (ετικ μτβ γραμμ Αγγλικά) προσδιορίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  qualify
     n.
     (lb en juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at
  least twice.
     vb.
     1 To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
     2 To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some
  position or task.
     3 To certify or license someone for something.
     4 To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add
  conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
     5 (lb en now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less
  disagreeable.
     6 To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become
  eligible for the next stage.
     7 To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
     8 (lb en juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  qualify
     n.
     (lb en juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at
  least twice.
     vb.
     1 To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
     2 To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some
  position or task.
     3 To certify or license someone for something.
     4 To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add
  conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
     5 (lb en now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less
  disagreeable.
     6 To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become
  eligible for the next stage.
     7 To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
     8 (lb en juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  qualify
     n.
     (lb en juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at
  least twice.
     vb.
     1 To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
     2 To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some
  position or task.
     3 To certify or license someone for something.
     4 To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add
  conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
     5 (lb en now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less
  disagreeable.
     6 To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become
  eligible for the next stage.
     7 To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
     8 (lb en juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  qualify
     n.
     (lb en juggling) An instance of throwing and catching each prop at
  least twice.
     vb.
     1 To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.
     2 To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some
  position or task.
     3 To certify or license someone for something.
     4 To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add
  conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.
     5 (lb en now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less
  disagreeable.
     6 To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become
  eligible for the next stage.
     7 To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
     8 (lb en juggling) To throw and catch each object at least twice.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  qualify
     Englanti vb.
     1 hankkia pätevyys, pätevöityä
     2 (yhteys urheilu k=en) selviytyä jatkoon, päästä seuraavalle
  kierrokselle
     3 (yhteys kielitiede k=en) määrittää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  qualify
     Engelska vb.
     kvalificera, meritera, göra värdig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  qualify /kwˈɒlɪfˌaɪ/
  1. bepaal
  2. kwalifiseer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Qualify /kwˈɒlɪfˌaɪ/
  تأهّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  qualify //ˈkwæl.ɪ.faɪ// //ˈkwɑl.ɪ.faɪ// //ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ// 
  1. класирам се
  to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
  2. окачествявам, определям
  to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
  3. квалифицирам
  to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
  4. ограничавам
  to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something