qualify

/ˈkwɑl·əˌfɑɪ/ v [I/T] (REACH A STANDARD)

Definition

› to achieve or have the standard of skill, knowledge, or ability that is necessary for doing or being something, or to cause someone to reach that standard: [+ to infinitive] She was qualified to teach high school mathematics and physics. [I] Derrick won his tennis match and qualified for the semifinals. [I] James hopes to qualify as a nurse practitioner. › To qualify is also to have the legal right to have or do something: [I] She doesn’t qualify for maternity leave because she hasn’t worked there long enough.

(Definition of qualify v (REACH A STANDARD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)