qualifying

English

Verb

qualifying

1. present participle and gerund of qualify

Derived terms

• qualifying position

Noun

qualifying (plural qualifyings)

1. verbal noun of qualify
2. A qualification or added condition.
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady:

     No expostulations! No buts, girl! No qualifyings, I will be obeyed, I tell you; and chearfully too!

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]:

     Wales claimed their first points in Euro 2012 qualifying with a morale-boosting victory in Cardiff over former Group G joint leaders Montenegro.

Derived terms

• qualifying round

Translations

A qualification or added condition

• German: Qualifikation (de) f, Befähigungsnachweis f, Zugangsbedingung f
• Spanish: clasificatorio (sport)

An examination

• German: Eignungsprüfung (de) f, Zulassungsprüfung (de) f, Zugangsprüfung f, Aufnahmeprüfung (de) f
• Swedish: kvalificering (sv) c