qualifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of qualify
1
as in modifies
to limit the meaning of (as a noun) qualifying the noun "adventure" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing

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2
as in prepares
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting

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3
as in entitles
to give a right to this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price

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4
as in enables
to give official or legal power to passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law

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Recent Examples of qualifies Not every person facing danger abroad qualifies for asylum in the United States. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Quansah will miss the semi-final if England qualifies after FIFA gave him a two-game ban. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Not every Xfinity or Comcast customer qualifies for a payment from the settlement. — Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Rosewood Schloss Fuschl not only qualifies as a hotel, but rather an entire resort. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Work-permit levels for TPS were set in 1990 and the complex method for determining whether someone qualifies for asylum was codified in 1996. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 At issue in the lawsuit is who qualifies under that exemption. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 As with the above deal, a laptop purchase still qualifies you for the 50% off monitor offer. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 The legal boundaries of who qualifies as a Parsi are relatively recent for a sect that’s millennia old. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualifies
  1. modifies
  2. prepares
  3. entitles
  4. enables
  5. equips
  6. authorizes
  7. empowers
Verb
  • For example, Texas angler Dustin Grice modifies his spinnerbaits by adding chartreuse and white willow-leaf blades with a matching chartreuse/white skirt.
    — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Definition of modifies
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  • The home search comes as second lady Usha Vance prepares to give birth to her fourth child, a baby boy, later this month.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026
  • Airport improvements, venue upgrades, transportation projects and housing plans are steadily moving forward as the city prepares to welcome athletes, media and visitors from around the world.
    — Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of prepares
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  • The new agreement entitles lawyers to 45% of the settlement, which will be split evenly between the two firms.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • The lesson of Taylor is not that holding a powerful office entitles someone to go unchallenged.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Definition of entitles
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  • The researchers say the framework enables faster, more adaptable locomotion across unpredictable environments and could support future search-and-rescue, exploration, and other autonomous robotic missions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • Efficiency breakthroughs can also lead to more use rather than lower spending, as cheaper and faster AI enables new products and prompts consumers to run models more often.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of enables
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  • Across the aisle on the entry side, the compact kitchen block equips trailer cooks with a dual-burner gas stove with hard lid, rectangular sink, 59-L fridge and two wing-like worktops - one that folds down and one that removes and stores away.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2026
  • Digital transformation succeeds when technology complements people and equips them with new skills, rather than creating uncertainty or resistance to change.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of equips
Verb
  • From there, a certificate belonging to the motherboard or software maker that is embedded into the shim authorizes all software that’s subsequently loaded.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
  • The legislation, which Gribbin advocated for, authorizes the warnings by classifying a shark attack as an event for which an emergency alert can be issued.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of authorizes
Verb
  • Letting kids explore freely empowers them to find excitement in books.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 9 July 2026
  • That stable early demand empowers companies to raise capital, build technologies, and develop capabilities that would be far too risky or expensive to pursue on speculation.
    — Chris Carberry, Space.com, 7 July 2026
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