Qualifying

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A qualification or added condition.

    "No expostulations! No buts, girl! No qualifyings, I will be obeyed, I tell you; and chearfully too!"

  2. 2
    success in satisfying a test or requirement wordnet
  3. 3
    An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.

    "Despite possible lore among graduate students to the contrary, most faculty members dread having to fail a student in the qualifyings."

  4. 4
    the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of qualify form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
alteringassuasiveboundingextenuatingextenuatorylenitive

Example

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"My sister has difficulty qualifying for a credit card."

Related phrases

qualifying positionqualifying round

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