qualify
/kˈwɒləˌfaɪ/KWO-luh-figh
/kˈwɑləˌfaɪ/KWAH-luh-figh
Meaningto make of a kind
Common meaning: to become fit for something
- qualof what kindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1503 · scan
- ifyverb ending: to make
Journey through time
- Latinquālis‘of what kind’
- Frenchqualifier
- Englishqualify‘to become fit for something’ · today
qual also in: quality
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin quālis ‘of what kind’.
Roots
- quālis Latin “of what kind”
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