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# qualified

adjective (qualified, more qualified, well-qualified); verb form (qualified — past of qualify)

«qualified» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Qualified means having passed the exams or training needed to do a job, like a qualified nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#m1)
2. Qualified means having the right skills or knowledge to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#m2)
3. In sport, qualified means having won a place in the next part of a competition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#m3)
4. (formal) A qualified answer or agreement is limited, not complete, as in "qualified approval". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#m4)

### In the lessons

In adult life you need to be qualified to be a teacher, doctor, electrician or swimming coach; in safety, only qualified people should fix gas or electrics. In sport, a team "has qualified for the final". In formal writing, "a qualified success" means only partly successful. Phrases: "fully qualified", "qualified for", "highly qualified", "a qualified success".

### Examples

- My mum is a qualified nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#x1)
- Only a qualified electrician should fix the wiring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#x2)
- Ireland qualified for the World Cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#x3)
- The lifeguard is qualified in first aid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#x4)
- I'm not qualified to give advice about cars! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#x5)
- Our team qualified for the final by winning three games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#x6)
- (formal) The school trip was only a qualified success because it rained all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/#x7)

### Note

Past of qualify: qualified (y → ied). Opposite: unqualified. "Qualified for" a competition or job; "qualified as" a nurse. "Qualified" is about having passed training; "qualifications" are the certificates and exams themselves.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «qualified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualified/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«qualified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/qualified.html) on Mova free.