0 present participle of qualify
1 to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve the necessary skills, etc.:
2 to have the legal right to have or do something because of the situation you are in, or to cause someone to have such a right:
She doesn't qualify for maternity leave because she hasn't been in her job long enough.
To qualify for the competition you need to be over 18.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] figurative He thinks the fact that he's worked here longer than the rest of us qualifies him (= gives him the right) to tell us all what to do.
3 to succeed in getting into a competition:
He had to show that he had a well-founded fear of persecution on religious or political grounds to qualify as a refugee.
Do you think Scotland will qualify for the European Championship finals?
