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Qualify

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/ˈkwɑləfaɪ/verbCore term

In sports & fitness, qualify means: To earn a place in a competition or in its next stage by winning, finishing high enough or reaching a required standard.

In Turkish: katılma hakkı kazanmak, üst tura çıkmak, elemeleri geçmek

How it is used

Used for tournaments, the Olympics and leagues. Teams qualify for the World Cup or the knockout stage; athletes qualify by meeting a qualifying time or standard. The noun is qualification, and the qualifying matches are called qualifiers.

Example sentences

  1. We only need a draw to qualify for the next round.

  2. She qualified for the Olympics at the European Championships.

Common collocations

  • qualify for the final
  • qualifying round
  • qualifying time
  • fail to qualify
  • tournamentA competition in which many players or teams take part in a series of matches or rounds, often ending with a final and a winner.
  • leagueA group of teams or players who compete against each other over a season, earning points for results and ranked in a table.
  • drawA result in which both teams or players finish with the same score, so neither wins; also the event that decides who plays whom.
  • opponentThe person or team you are playing or competing against in a match, race or contest.

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