how to pronounce qualify

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/

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qualify is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of qualify in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… if eligible they will qualify for a …”

meaning of qualify

To qualify means to make something or someone meet a certain standard.

qualify frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word qualify occurs in english on average 12.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics qualify can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that qualify can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;