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English verb: qualify | |||
| 1. | qualify (stative) prove capable or fit; meet requirements | ||
| Synonyms | measure up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | answer, do, serve, suffice | ||
| 2. | qualify (communication) pronounce fit or able | ||
| Samples | She was qualified to run the marathon. They nurses were qualified to administer the injections. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | judge, label, pronounce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capacitate | ||
| Antonyms | disqualify | ||
| 3. | qualify (change) make more specific | ||
| Samples | Qualify these remarks. | ||
| Synonyms | restrict | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | modify | ||
| 4. | qualify (change) make fit or prepared | ||
| Samples | Your education qualifies you for this job. | ||
| Synonyms | dispose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | groom, prepare, train | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capacitate, habilitate | ||
| Antonyms | disqualify, unfit, indispose | ||
| 5. | qualify (communication) specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement | ||
| Samples | The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life. The contract stipulates the dates of the payments. | ||
| Synonyms | condition, specify, stipulate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contract, undertake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | provide | ||
| Verb group | stipulate | ||
| 6. | qualify (communication) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of | ||
| Samples | You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist. This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover. | ||
| Synonyms | characterise, characterize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remember, think of | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | differentiate, distinguish, mark, stamp | ||
| 7. | qualify (change) add a modifier to a constituent | ||
| Synonyms | modify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | add | ||
| Domain category | grammar | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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