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Meaning of qualification | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
    countable, uncountable
  3. (negative unqualified) having the necessary qualification(s) to do (something). a qualified engineer. gekwalifiseerde مُؤَهَّل квалифициран qualificado kvalifikovaný qualifiziert kvalificeret; uddannet διπλωματούχος, που διαθέτει τα απαιτούμενα προσόντα cualificado, capacitado kvalifitseeritud صلاحیت دار pätevä qualifiéמוסמך योग्यता प्राप्त, परिमित kvalificiran képesített, minősített punya keahlian, memenuhi syarat sem er með tilskilinn réttindi qualificato, specializzato 資格のある 자격을 갖춘 kvalifi...
    negative
  4. A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
    UK, countable, uncountable
  5. in which players, teams etc attempt to qualify for a competition etc. Our team was beaten in the qualifying round. kwalifiserende تَأهيلي квалификационен classificatórias vylučovací Ausscheidungs-... kvalifikations- προκριματικός de clasificación kvalifikatsiooni- تعیین کننده karsinta- de qualification כשירות विशेषक kvalificirajući untuk memenuhi syarat úrtöku-/sem veitir þátttökurétt di qualificazione 予送の 예선의 atrankos kvalifikācijas-; atlases- kelayakan plaatsings- kvalifiserings-/uttaks-(ru...
    etc
  6. calificación; [competence] capacidad.
  7. A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
    countable, uncountable
  8. The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified: Qualification for the tournament will be hard.
  9. A quality or attribute.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  10. A quality, ability, or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task.
  11. A condition or circumstance that must be met or complied with: fulfilled the qualifications for registering to vote.
  12. A restriction or modification: a statement hedged with several qualifications.
  13. an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam
  14. an ability, quality, or attribute, esp one that fits a person to perform a particular job or task: he has no qualifications to be a teacher.
  15. a condition that modifies or limits; restriction

Equivalents

العربية المؤهّل مؤهّل
Azərbaycanca ixtisas
Беларуская кваліфікацыя
বাংলা আহলিয়াত
Català qualificació
Čeština kvalifikace
Cymraeg cymhwyster
Ελληνικά προσόν
Français qualification
Gaeilge agús
हिन्दी योग्यता
Bahasa Indonesia kualifikasi
日本語 資格
ქართული კვალიფიკაცია
Қазақша біліктілік
한국어 자격
Кыргызча билимдүүлүк
Latviešu kvalifikācija
Македонски квалификација
മലയാളം യോഗ്യത
Bahasa Melayu kelayakan
Polski kwalifikacja
Português qualificação
Română calificare
Slovenčina kvalifikácia
Svenska merit
Українська кваліфікація
Oʻzbekcha ixtisos

Examples

“Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.”
“What are your qualifications for this job?”
“I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.”
“Before a vowel (as in rib, brake) r is usually pronounced as a fricative consonant by all groups of speakers. But the qualification 'usually' is necessary, for the Negroes tend to weaken r after a consonant; and they omit it, as do illiterate white speakers, in throat, throw, through.”
“To shew, that these Qualfications, which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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