qualify

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: kwŏlʹĭ-fī
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• General-American, dialectal: /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ/ of Canada
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• General-American, dialectal: /ˈkwɑ.lə.faɪ/ of Canada
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• General-American, dialectal: kwŏʹlĭ-fī of Canada
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• Canada, dialectal: /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/ of the US
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• Australian: /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.fɑe/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈkwɒl.ə.faɪ/
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• New-Zealand: [ˈkwɔ̟l.ə.fɑe̯]
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• obsolete: /ˈkwæl.ɪ.faɪ/
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• obsolete: kwălʹĭ-fī
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• CMU ARPABET: K W AA1 L AH0 F AY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from Middle French qualifier (“to qualify”). Equivalent to quality + -fy.

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: кваліфікаваць (kvalifikavacʹ) — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Bulgarian: определям (opredeljam) — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Bulgarian: окачествявам (okačestvjavam) — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Finnish: määritellä — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• French: caractériser — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• French: qualifier — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• French: définir — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Galician: calificar — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Georgian: კვალიფიცირება (ḳvalipicireba) — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Hungarian: jellemez — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Hungarian: leír — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Hungarian: meghatároz — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Occitan: qualificar — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Russian: квалифици́ровать (kvalificírovatʹ) — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Spanish: calificar — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Swahili: fuzu — to describe or characterize something by listing its qualities
• Belarusian: рыхтаваць (ryxtavacʹ) — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Bulgarian: квалифицирам (kvalificiram) — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Danish: kvalificere — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Finnish: pätevöidä — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• French: qualifier — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Georgian: მზადება (mzadeba) — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Georgian: მომზადება (momzadeba) — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• German: qualifizieren — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• German: sich qualifizieren — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Hungarian: képesít — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Hungarian: képesítést ad — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Hungarian: alkalmassá tesz — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Hungarian: képesítést szerez — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Hungarian: alkalmassá válik — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Māori: whakamāraurau — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Occitan: qualificar — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Russian: гото́вить (gotóvitʹ) — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Spanish: capacitar — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Spanish: poder obtener — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Spanish: tener derecho a — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Spanish: darle derecho a — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Spanish: expertizar — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Swahili: fuzu — to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task
• Belarusian: атэставаць (atestavacʹ) — to certify or license someone for something
• Danish: kvalificere — to certify or license someone for something
• Finnish: pätevöidä — to certify or license someone for something
• French: qualifier — to certify or license someone for something
• German: qualifizieren — to certify or license someone for something
• Hungarian: jogosít — to certify or license someone for something
• Hungarian: feljogosít — to certify or license someone for something
• Māori: whakamāraurau — to certify or license someone for something
• Occitan: qualificar — to certify or license someone for something
• Russian: аттестова́ть (attestovátʹ) — to certify or license someone for something
• Spanish: cualificar — to certify or license someone for something
• Swahili: fuzu — to certify or license someone for something
• Belarusian: абмяжоўваць (abmjažówvacʹ) — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Bulgarian: ограничавам (ograničavam) — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Finnish: rajoittaa — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Georgian: დაზუსტება (dazusṭeba) — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Georgian: შეზღუდვა (šezɣudva) — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Hungarian: árnyal — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Hungarian: módosít — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Hungarian: finomít — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Hungarian: pontosít — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Russian: уточня́ть (utočnjátʹ) — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Russian: ограни́чивать (ograníčivatʹ) — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Spanish: matizar — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Spanish: puntualizar — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Swahili: fuzu — to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something
• Bulgarian: класирам се (klasiram se) — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Czech: kvalifikovat — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Danish: kvalificere sig — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Finnish: kvalifioitua — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Finnish: päästä — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• French: se qualifier — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Georgian: კვალიფიცირება (ḳvalipicireba) — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Hungarian: továbbjut — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Japanese: 勝ち上がる (kachi-agaru) — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Japanese: 勝ち進む (kachi-susumu) — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Occitan: se qualificar — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Portuguese: classificar — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Portuguese: qualificar — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Russian: квалифицироваться (kvalificirovatʹsja) — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Spanish: clasificar — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Spanish: cualificar — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Swahili: fuzu — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Swedish: kvalificera — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage
• Vietnamese: vượt qua vòng loại — to compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage