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# qualification

«qualification» in Mova's school dictionary: **an exam pass, certificate or degree that shows you have…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (qualification, qualifications)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A qualification is an exam pass, certificate or degree that shows you have learned something or can do a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#m1)

2) A qualification is a skill or quality that makes you suitable for something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#m2)

3) Qualification is getting through to the next stage of a competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#m3)

4) A qualification is a small change to a statement to make it less strong: «without qualification». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: GCSEs, A levels, degrees and certificates are qualifications. In sport: qualification for the World Cup. In formal writing: «I agree, with one qualification». Phrases: «gain qualifications», «without qualification», «qualification round».

### examples

- She has a qualification in first aid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x1)
- Teachers need a teaching qualification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x2)
- The team won qualification for the final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x3)
- What qualifications do you need to be a vet? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x4)
- He agreed without qualification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x5)
- My sister got her swimming qualification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x6)
- Qualifications help you find a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x7)
- I'd add one qualification to that statement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x8)
- I knew that, for the two other qualifications are not thought much of; so I went first to seek for understanding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/#x9)

### note

Countable. Verb: qualify; adjective: qualified. In sport problems: «the top 3 gain qualification» means places 1, 2 and 3 go through.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «qualification» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/qualification/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.