qualified Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb prove capable or fit; meet requirements
   qualify; measure up.
   
2. verb pronounce fit or able
   qualify.
   
   • She was qualified to run the marathon
   • They nurses were qualified to administer the injections
3. verb make more specific
   restrict; qualify.
   
   • qualify these remarks
4. verb make fit or prepared
   qualify; dispose.
   
   • Your education qualifies you for this job
5. verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
   qualify; specify; condition; stipulate.
   
   • The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
   • The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
6. verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
   characterize; qualify; characterise.
   
   • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
   • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
7. verb add a modifier to a constituent
   qualify; modify.
   
8. adjective meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
   
   • many qualified applicants for the job
9. adjective limited or restricted; not absolute
   
   • gave only qualified approval
10. adjective satellite holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill
    certified.
    
    • a registered pharmacist
    • a registered hospital
11. adjective satellite restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')
    restricted.
    
12. adjective satellite contingent on something else
    dependent; dependant.
    

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