qualifyqual·i·fy /ˈkwɒləfaɪˈkwɑː-/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp qualified)2[intransitiveI] to have the right to claim somethingqualify forYou may be able to qualify for unemployment benefit.
3[transitiveT] if your knowledge or ability qualifies you to do something, it makes you a suitable person to do itOur three-week course will qualify you to teach English overseas.
4[intransitiveI] to reach a particular stage in the process of competing for the right to do something, for example in a BID (=an occasion when someone offers to buy something, or build or make something)Three multinational groups have qualified to bid for Emetel, the Ecuadorean telephone company.