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qualify
What does qualify mean?
qualify (verb): prove capable or fit; meet requirements.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use qualify in a sentence?
- This house doesn't qualify for renovation. (Tatoeba sentence #8081267 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce qualify?
/ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does qualify come from?
Borrowed from Middle French qualifier (“to qualify”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to qualify
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “qualify” mean?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
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go to see a place, as for entertainment
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prove capable or fit; meet requirements
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to use or experience the sense of touch
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