qualified — qual‧i‧fied [ˈkwɒlfaɪd ǁ ˈkwɑː ] adjective 1. having suitable knowledge, experience, or qualifications, especially for a particular job: • highly qualified engineering staff 2. qualified agreement, approval etc is limited in some way, because… … Financial and business terms
qualified — qual·i·fied / kwä lə ˌfīd/ adj 1: fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose or condition 2 a: being in compliance or accordance with specific requirements or conditions a qualified voter b: eligible under applicable requirements… … Law dictionary
Qualified — Qual i*fied, a. 1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments. [1913 Webster] 2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement. [1913 Webster] {Qualified fee} (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
qualified — qualified; un·qualified; non·qualified; … English syllables
qualified — [adj1] able, skillful accomplished, adept, adequate, all around, au fait, capable, catechized, certified, competent, disciplined, efficient, equipped, examined, experienced, expert, fit, fitted, good, instructed, knowledgeable, licensed,… … New thesaurus
qualified — [kwôl′ə fīd΄, kwäl′ə fīd΄] adj. 1. having met conditions or requirements set 2. having the necessary or desirable qualities; fit; competent 3. limited; modified [to give qualified approval] SYN. ABLE qualifiedly [kwôl′ifī΄id lē, kwäl′ifīd΄lē] adv … English World dictionary
qualified — competent, capable, *able Analogous words: trained, instructed, disciplined (see TEACH): examined, quizzed, catechized (see ASK): tested, tried, proved (see PROVE) Antonyms: unqualified … New Dictionary of Synonyms
qualified — qual|i|fied S3 [ˈkwɔlıfaıd US ˈkwa: ] adj 1.) having suitable knowledge, experience, or skills, especially for a particular job well/suitably/highly qualified ▪ Dawn is well qualified for her new role. qualified to do sth ▪ The guides are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
qualified — adj. 1 having completed a course of study VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ highly, well ▪ The teaching staf … Collocations dictionary
qualified — Adapted; fitted; entitled; susceptible; capable; competent; fitting; possessing legal power or capacity; eligible; as a qualified voter (q.v.). Applied to one who has taken the steps to prepare himself for an appointment or office, as by taking… … Black's law dictionary