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qualified

[kwol-uh-fahyd]

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adjective

having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.

having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, or the like.

modified, limited, or restricted in some way: a qualified endorsement.

Origin:
1550–60; qualify + -ed²

Related forms

qual·i·fied·ly, adverb

qual·i·fied·ness, noun

qua·si-qual·i·fied, adjective

un·der·qual·i·fied, adjective

well-qual·i·fied, adjective

Synonyms
1. able, capable, competent, fitted.

Antonyms
unqualified.

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Example Sentences

The only thing worse than electing an unqualified candidate would be empowering someone to decide who is qualified.

Qualified candidates should be accomplished fiction writers with several published books.

It's also important to stress that these are qualified protections.

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The only thing worse than electing an unqualified candidate would be empowering someone to decide who is qualified.

Qualified candidates should be accomplished fiction writers with several published books.

It's also important to stress that these are qualified protections.

Please consult your own qualified advisers as you consider philanthropic gifts.

No one who is not immersed and expert in a field and has become an expert in it is qualified to have a substantive opinion.

Visit energystargovfor a list of qualified washers.

It was the age of the talented dilettante, and the world's first chiropractor certainly qualified on that score.

And it's hard to think of anyone better qualified to head the agency once it goes into action.

It also means turning away plenty of qualified applicants.

Of course, finding qualified teachers to teach advanced maths courses will not be easy.

But the spokesperson explained that qualified patent examiners review each application according to rigid criteria.

The test does not diagnose illness but urges those at risk to see a qualified mental health professional.

His decision was wise given that the stale lunch food no longer qualified as edible.

Rank is open, though offers with tenure will only be extended to exceptionally qualified individuals.

The answer to the first question is a qualified yes.

Also, not everyone who would volunteer for such a mission would be qualified.

As it happens, my brother and his wife's house qualified.

But he is ready to operate on a qualified candidate, if someone will put up the money.

State rules had made many more college students eligible for aid than would have qualified under federal rules, they said.

In almost every business and every industrial sector, the biggest problem facing employers is a lack of qualified people.

They are not required to employ energy-saving features beyond meeting those criteria, although many qualified windows do.

They found that a majority of children who qualified for an initial diagnosis had lost their diagnosis by two years later.

We'll set deadlines for those pieces, and with your help find contributors who are motivated and qualified to complete them.

Screening will begin immediately and continue until a qualified candidate is selected.

They said that the process took too much time, and that they were not qualified to give the required counselling.

Call in a qualified technician once a year to give the unit a checkup.

Another major drag is a shortage of qualified breeders.

Girls are more studious than boys, so they get better qualified and migrate west to find both partners and jobs.

Maintain your heating and cooling system with regular service by a qualified professional, and change the filters regularly.

Eerkens for providing factual and qualified information.

What is worse, the new arrivals are more qualified and have better prospects than the people among whom they have settled.

Schiff is more than qualified to win the noble in economics.

Illinois, makes this so difficult that only one binding initiative has ever qualified.

Ergo, for a long time, women were not even considered qualified to study it.

But the answers they do have are confirmed by the majority of qualified world specialists.

Those actually qualified to answer the question overwhelmingly agree that it is happening.

Marginalization of opposing views by qualified scientists.

There might have been a temporary real shortage if there were no qualified teachers willing to work at any price.

First and foremost, search committees are looking for candidates who are clearly qualified for the position advertised.

Simply put, donors can make gifts directly to qualified charities tax-free.

But not only do propane gas tanks need refilling now and then at qualified service facilities.

TO grow, high-technology companies need to find qualified people.

The risk is that genuinely qualified students are turned away because of general suspicion about fraud.

Declining numbers of qualified clergy put squeeze on searches.

They went wild in the comments, dredging up memories both fully qualified and somewhat questionable.

Thousands of qualified applicants who wanted to finish the college-search process early instead find themselves.

Few people were more qualified to speak on this topic than.

But no amount of money can in itself make a million qualified teachers materialise in less than a generation.

Qualified candidates were booted out of the program, for flimsy reasons of security.

Richardson is especially qualified for the work she has undertaken, having been for many years a most.

The second will cover tuition but not living costs for qualified students from all over the.

Both countries consider it a qualified success so far.

The qualified candidate will also possess strong communication.

It's interesting because it may actually favor workers who are less qualified.

My point is that you give those qualified applicants a chance without being blinded by student generated websites.

There are also scuba cruises to the outer reef for qualified divers.

These companies may be more qualified at interpreting genetic data than anyone else.

The appeals court said the rationale behind qualified immunity for government employees.

Women, minorities, and qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Qualified spouses of these qualified highly skilled aspired immigrants are not allowed to work during the greencard wait.

If you don't feel qualified to handle it, please seek professional help.

As a car ages, more frequent changes might be in order, but that's for a qualified mechanic to decide on a case-by-case basis.

Security clearances are required for bidders, and the department does not expect to find more than five qualified firms.

We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Newly qualified lawyers' salaries have also been shooting up in the search for the best talent.

Each expert is well qualified to speak on the topic and will relate their expertise to the modern application of the theory.

The only people remotely qualified with the care of exotic pets are zookeepers.

The company is only looking for three qualified pilots right now.

Or is it the case if one doesn't know the acronym, then one isn't qualified to apply there.

He has never known the market for qualified entry-level workers so strongly to favour the sellers.

Vets should have a referral list of qualified consultants-trainers-behaviorist.

It was spotted by well a qualified scientist who has made moves to get it corrected.

The administration, faculty, and staff are committed to attracting qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.

The chances are that there will not be a qualified radiologist available to interpret the results.

Negatively qualified energy creates an energy veil.

There are only a handful of truly qualified people in the world.

Ideally, he should have been highly qualified to objectively evaluate the paper.

The main problem is once again an acute shortage of qualified staff.

My science colleagues are equally qualified for the science subjects that they teach.

For the best of the crop, the system is an efficient generator of a highly qualified elite.

Those schools get less funding and have less qualified teachers than average.

Those who are born abroad or poorly qualified find it harder to get other jobs.

So many subprime borrowers initially qualified for a prime loan, but then refinanced using subprime.

Companies with no family controlling shareholder, to be sure, will be expected to propose more qualified candidates.

COLLAPSE

Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.

to modify or limit in some way; make less strong or positive: to qualify an endorsement.

Grammar. to modify.

to make less violent, severe, or unpleasant; moderate; mitigate.

to attribute some quality or qualities to; characterize, call, or name: She cannot qualify his attitude as either rational or irrational.

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to modify or alter the flavor or strength of: He qualified his coffee with a few drops of brandy.

Law. to certify as legally competent.

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verb (used without object)

to be fitted or competent for something.

to get authority, license, power, etc., as by fulfilling required conditions, taking an oath, etc.

10.

Sports. to demonstrate the required ability in an initial or preliminary contest: He qualified in the trials.

11.

to fire a rifle or pistol on a target range for a score high enough to achieve a rating of marksman, sharpshooter, or expert.

12.

Military. to pass a practical test in gunnery.

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Law. to perform the actions necessary to acquire legal power or capacity: By filing a bond and taking an oath he qualified as executor.

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Origin:
1525–35; < Medieval Latin quālificāre, equivalent to Latin quāl(is) of what sort + -ificāre -ify

Related forms

qual·i·fi·ca·to·ry

[kwol-uh-fi-kuh-tawr-ree, -tohr-ee] , adjective

qual·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb

mis·qual·i·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

non·qual·i·fy·ing, adjective

o·ver·qual·i·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

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pre·qual·i·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

re·qual·i·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

su·per·qual·i·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

un·qual·i·fy·ing, adjective

un·qual·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb

un·re·qual·i·fied, adjective

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Synonyms
1. fit, suit, adapt, prepare, equip. 2. narrow, restrict. See modify. 4. meliorate, soften, temper, reduce, diminish. 5. designate, label.

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World English Dictionary

qualified (ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd)

—*adj*
1.	having the abilities, qualities, attributes, etc, necessary to perform a particular job or task
2.	limited, modified, or restricted; not absolute

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Word Origin & History

qualify

1465, "to invest with a quality," from M.L. qualificare "attribute a quality to," from L. qualis "of what sort" + facere "to make" (see factitious). Sense of "be fit for a job" first appeared 1588. Qualification in the sense of "limitation, restriction" is from 1543.

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"Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity; in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption; in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves."

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