adjective
- serving to make eligible or to limit the meaning of something
- preliminary; serving as a test for admission to a competition
Usage: sports
verb
- present participle of qualify; making eligible or competent
Examples
- She is qualifying for her pilot’s license this summer.
- The team spent months qualifying for the championship tournament.
- He made a qualifying statement to clarify his position.
- The qualifying round eliminates half the competitors.
- Students must pass qualifying exams before advancing to the doctoral program.
- Her qualifying remarks showed she wasn’t entirely convinced.
- The qualifying time for the race is under four minutes.