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: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.