Meaning of qualifying in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    qualifying

    Definitions

    1. referring to or qualifying another sentence element

    Examples

    • « relative pronoun »
    • « relative clause »

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    qualifying

    Definitions

    1. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

    Derived terms

  3. 2. success in satisfying a test or requirement

    Examples

    • « his future depended on his passing that test »
    • « he got a pass in introductory chemistry »

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « I'm a filmmaker who decided to go to culinary school. All I picked up was the fact if I didn't understand what was going on with every single ingredient, I could be qualifying for, like, the lunch food job at my daughter's school. »
    Alton Brown
  • « Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's like a rush, I really enjoy that. »
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  • « There is no secret, once we go to qualifying, we all seem to enjoy it. Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. It's like a rush, I really enjoy that. »
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  • « I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home. »
    Bobby Rahal
  • « When I'm on my own, I can be negative. I need my friends and family around to help pick me up if I've had a bad qualifying session. I think insecurity plagues a lot of sportspeople. »
    Jenson Button

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