dependent, dependant, qualified
(adjective) contingent on something else
restricted, qualified
(adjective) restricted in meaning; (as e.g. âmanâ in âa tall manâ)
qualified
(adjective) meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; âmany qualified applicants for the jobâ
qualified
(adjective) limited or restricted; not absolute; âgave only qualified approvalâ
certified, qualified
(adjective) holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; âa registered pharmacistâ; âa registered hospitalâ
modify, qualify
(verb) add a modifier to a constituent
qualify
(verb) make more specific; âqualify these remarksâ
qualify, dispose
(verb) make fit or prepared; âYour education qualifies you for this jobâ
qualify, characterize, characterise
(verb) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; âYou can characterize his behavior as that of an egotistâ; âThis poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead loverâ
qualify
(verb) pronounce fit or able; âShe was qualified to run the marathonâ; âThey nurses were qualified to administer the injectionsâ
stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
(verb) specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; âThe will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her lifeâ; âThe contract stipulates the dates of the paymentsâ
qualify, measure up
(verb) prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Source: WordNet® 3.1
qualified (comparative more qualified, superlative most qualified)
Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
Restricted or limited by conditions.
• non-qualified
• unqualified
qualified
simple past tense and past participle of qualify
Source: Wiktionary
Qual"i*fied, a.
1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.
2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement. Qualified fee (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing with the qualification, as a grant to A and his heirs, tenants of the manor of Dale.
– Qualified indorsement (Law), an indorsement which modifies the liability of the indorser that would result from the general principles of law, but does not affect the negotiability of the instrument. Story.
– Qualified negative (Legislation), a limited veto power, by which the chief executive in a constitutional government may refuse assent to bills passed by the legislative body, which bills therefore fail to become laws unless upon a reconsideration the legislature again passes them by a certain majority specified in the constitution, when they become laws without the approval of the executive. Qualified property (Law), that which depends on temporary possession, as that in wild animals reclaimed, or as in the case of a bailment.
Syn.
– Competent; fit; adapted.
– Qualified, Competent. Competent is most commonly used with respect to native endowments and general ability suited to the performance of a task or duty; qualified with respect to specific acquirements and training.
Qual"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Qualified; p. pr. & vb. n. Qualifying.] Etym: [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L. qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Quality, and -Fy.]
1. To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with legal power or capacity. He had qualified himself for municipal office by taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession. Macaulay.
2. To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate. It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. Sir T. Browne.
3. To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition.
4. Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors. I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire, But qualify the fire's extreme rage. Shak.
5. To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.] In short space he has them qualified. Spenser.
Syn.
– To fit; equip; prepare; adapt; capacitate; enable; modify; soften; restrict; restrain; temper.
Qual"i*fy, v. i.
1. To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment.
2. To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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