qualification (ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam
- 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
- a condition that modifies or limits; restriction
- the act of qualifying or state of being qualified
Synonyms
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eligibility,
quality,
ability,
skill,
capacity,
fitness,
attribute,
capability,
endowment(s)
accomplishment,
achievement,
aptitude,
suitability,
suitableness,
Translations
- British English:
qualification
Your qualifications are the examinations that you have passed....people with good academic qualifications.ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən NOUN ...people with good academic qualifications.
- Spanish:
calificación
nf
- French:
qualification
nf
- German:
Qualifikation
nf
- Chinese: 资质 n
- Arabic: مُؤَهَّل n
- Portuguese: qualificação nf
- Russian: квалификация nf
- Croatian: kvalifikacija nf
- Czech: kvalifikace nf
- Danish: kvalifikation nutr
- Dutch: kwalificatie nf
- Finnish: tutkinto n
- Greek: προσόν nnt
- Italian: qualifica nf
- Japanese: 資格 n
- Korean: 자격 n
- Norwegian: kvalifikasjon nm
- Polish: kwalifikacja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: qualificação nf
- European Spanish: cualificación nf
- Swedish: utbildning nutr
- Thai: คุณสมบัติ n
- Turkish: nitelik n
- Vietnamese: trình độ n
Usage examples
And, apart from anything else, there's no harm in having a qualification that everybody can recognize.
, THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003)Each of the eight teams has 16 players chosen from a pool of 6,000 aspiring professional gamers in an April qualification tournament.
Globe and Mail (2004)England's World Cup qualification against Greece at Old Trafford cost £42.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Of course a vital sense of narrative was a qualification for the work.
, GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)