qualifying

English

Verb

qualifying

  1. present participle and gerund of qualify

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Noun

qualifying (plural qualifyings)

  1. verbal noun of qualify
  2. A qualification or added condition.
  3. An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.
    • 2013, Robert Nisbet, Teachers and Scholars:
      Despite possible lore among graduate students to the contrary, most faculty members dread having to fail a student in the qualifyings.
  4. (sports) A preliminary competition in which successful competitors gain entry into, and/or a favourable starting position in, a subsequent competition.
    • 2009 May 24, Andrew Benson, “Classy Button eases to Monaco win”, in BBC Sport‎[1], archived from the original on 5 June 2023:
      McLaren driver Hamilton was never in contention after making a disastrous mistake to crash out in qualifying and then starting at the back of the grid after a penalty for changing his gearbox.
    • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC Sport‎[2], archived from the original on 6 January 2012:
      Wales claimed their first points in Euro 2012 qualifying with a morale-boosting victory in Cardiff over former Group G joint leaders Montenegro.

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