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How to pronounce qualifying in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pass, passing
Type of success
Derivation qualify
Type Words
Synonyms limiting, modification
Type of grammatical relation
Has types apposition, restrictiveness
Derivation qualify

Examples of qualifying

qualifying
The 15-year-old freeskier placed third, qualifying for today's superpipe finals.
From the denverpost.com
They're the first ever state boys qualifying team in boys golf for their school.
From the dailyherald.com
Nutter won a regional title last year but missed qualifying for state by 1 shot.
From the dailyherald.com
Anyone remember those origami boats floating down the pitlane during qualifying?
From the telegraph.co.uk
After tournament week they will play in the wider Auckland qualifying play-offs.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Qualifying thus called for brio tempered by a degree of avoid-the-walls caution.
From the nzherald.co.nz
They have to start thinking about semi-finals and finals rather than qualifying.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Button had never been excluded from the top 10 qualifying shoot-out this season.
From the guardian.co.uk
Look at the flier to see all the free gifts available with qualifying purchases.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • Prove capable or fit; meet requirements
  • Pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"
  • Make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
  • Make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"
  • Stipulate: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
  • Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
  • (Qualifying) The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. ...
  • To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities; to make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task; to certify or license someone for something; to modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less ...
  • (qualification) The act or process of qualifying; An ability or attribute aiding one's chances of qualifying; An added condition; The process by which racers race against the clock to determine whether they will qualify for a race, and if so in what qualifying position