noun
Meaning 1
verbal noun of qualify
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, noun-from-verb
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
qualifying
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
A qualification or added condition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A preliminary competition in which successful competitors gain entry into, and/or a favourable starting position in, a subsequent competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of qualify
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 6
success in satisfying a test or requirement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his future depended on his passing that test
- he got a pass in introductory chemistry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: passing, pass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: success
noun
Meaning 7
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: modification, limiting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grammatical relation
Narrower terms: restrictiveness, apposition
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Qualifikation — A qualification or added condition
- German: Befähigungsnachweis — A qualification or added condition
- German: Zugangsbedingung — A qualification or added condition
- Spanish: clasificatorio — A qualification or added condition
- German: Eignungsprüfung — An examination
- German: Zulassungsprüfung — An examination
- German: Zugangsprüfung — An examination
- German: Aufnahmeprüfung — An examination
- Swedish: kvalificering — An examination
Real reading context