{
    "term": "qualify",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "qualify",
            "heSheIt": "qualifies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "qualified",
        "pastParticiple": "qualified",
        "ingForm": "qualifying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to reach the standard of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job, for example by completing a course of study or passing exams",
            "sensetop": "qualify as somethingqualify in something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How long does it take to qualify?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He qualified as a doctor last year.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spent seven years qualifying in law.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify in something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to give somebody the skills and knowledge they need to do something",
            "sensetop": "qualify somebody for somethingqualify somebody to do something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This training course will qualify you for a better job.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify somebody for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The test qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify somebody to do something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to be of a high enough standard to enter a competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in a competition",
            "sensetop": "qualify for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He failed to qualify."
                },
                {
                    "text": "South Korea **qualified for the finals** when they beat Italy 6–1.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They qualified for the World Cup."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["easily"],
                "verb + qualify": ["fail to"],
                "preposition": ["for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to have or give somebody the right to do something",
            "sensetop": "qualify for somethingqualify somebodyqualify somebody for something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at least three years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In order to qualify for scholarships, students must demonstrate potential for academic excellence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your educational background, interests and family history are some of the things that might qualify you.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Paying a fee doesn't automatically qualify you for membership.",
                    "contextForm": "qualify somebody for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will automatically qualify for a pension."
                },
                {
                    "text": "people who qualify for the grant on the grounds of disability"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Membership of the scheme qualifies you for the discount."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to be over 60 to qualify."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["automatically"],
                "preposition": ["for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to have the right qualities to be described as a particular thing",
            "sensetop": "qualify (as something)qualify something (as something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do you think this dress qualifies as evening wear?",
                    "contextForm": "qualify (as something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's an old building, but that doesn't qualify it as an ancient monument!",
                    "contextForm": "qualify something (as something)"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["barely", "hardly"],
                "preposition": ["as"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to add something to a previous statement to make the meaning less strong or less general",
            "sensetop": "qualify somethingqualify what…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I want to qualify what I said earlier—I didn't mean he couldn't do the job, only that he would need supervision."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to describe another word in a particular way",
            "sensetop": "qualify something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In ‘the open door’, ‘open’ is an adjective qualifying ‘door’."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualify__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɒlɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualifies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualified__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɒlɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualifying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualify__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualifies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualified__us_4.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "qu/qualify/qualifying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘describe in a particular way’): from French qualifier, from medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind’ (see quality)."
}