Qualified

//ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of qualify form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
"The classification is for graduates of a class A teleman school with no significant experience and for other personnel who are not qualified for a specialized classification."
2
Restricted or limited by conditions.
"Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work."

Adjective

1
contingent on something else wordnet
2
restricted in meaning; (as e.g. ‘man’ in ‘a tall man’) wordnet
3
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task wordnet
4
limited or restricted; not absolute wordnet
5
holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill wordnet

Synonyms

conditional modified restricted a propos able acceptable

Antonyms

non qualified disqualified ham-fisted incompetent

Example

"Jones is well qualified for the job."

Related phrases

fully qualified domain name fully qualified hostname ill-qualified non-qualified post-qualified qualified fee qualified immunity qualified majority qualified property self-qualified well-qualified

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