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qualify

One entry found.

Main Entry: qualify

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): qualified, qualifying

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : matizar <to qualify a statement : matizar una declaración>
2 modify : calificar (en gramática)
3 : habilitar <the certificate qualified her to teach : el certificado la habilitó para enseñar>

intransitive verb

1 : obtener el título, recibirse <to qualify as an engineer : recibirse de ingeniero>
2 : clasificarse (en deportes)

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