|
qualify
has definitions from the fields of grammar,education
|
|
| 1 |
[ verb ] prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Synonyms Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)To qualify for either type of loan , an applicant must be a small business or approved small business `` pool '' and must meet certain credit requirements . (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)For an experiment to qualify as a binomial experiment , it must have four properties : ( 1 ) there must be a fixed number of trials , ( 2 ) each trial must result in a `` success '' or a `` failure '' ( a binomial trial ) , ( 3 ) all trials must have identical probabilities of success , ( 4 ) the trials must be independent of each other . Related terms |
| 2 |
[ verb ] pronounce fit or able
Examples "She was qualified to run the marathon" "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" Used in print (Kenneth Underwood and Elden Jacobsen, "Probing the...)Judgments are continually rendered regarding the potential buyers ' income , educational level and above_all , racial extraction ; and whether these would qualify them for `` congenial '' , `` happy '' relations_to other people in certain community areas . (Dog World, 46:4...)After the Juniors were welcomed and congratulated for qualifying for the Finals of the Junior_Class , Mrs._William_H._Long , Jr. was introduced as the first speaker . Next year 1962 , at Westminster , the Bench_Show_Committee has raised the requirements so_that a junior must win 3 or more junior_classes in_the_open division only to qualify for Westminster . Related terms |
| 3 |
[ verb ] make more specific
Synonyms Examples "qualify these remarks" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)It will be recalled from the discussion in Section 7 that the position of the `` right '' , as represented by Barth , rests_on the following thesis : The only tenable alternative to Bultmann 's position is a theology that ( 1 ) rejects or at_least qualifies his unconditioned demand for demythologization and existential interpretation ; ( 2 ) accepts instead a special biblical hermeneutics or method of interpretation ; and ( 3 ) in so doing , frees itself to give appropriate emphasis to the event Jesus_Christ by means of statements that , from Bultmann 's point_of_view , are mythological . Related terms |
| 4 |
[ verb ] (education) make fit or prepared
Synonyms Examples "Your education qualifies you for this job" Used in print (Dog World, 46:4...)If the superintendents do not receive more cooperation from Handlers , it has been suggested that licensed Judges also be qualified to judge this Class . Related terms |
| 5 |
[ verb ] describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Synonyms Examples "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist" "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" Related terms |
| 6 |
[ verb ] specify as a condition
Examples "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life" Related terms contract provide stipulate condition circumstance qualification specification |
| 7 |
[ verb ] (grammar) add a modifier to a constituent
Synonyms Related terms |
| * |
|