1. meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task (Freq. 2) - many qualified applicants for the job • Ant: unqualified • Similar to: well-qualified • See Also: competent, eligible 2. limited or restricted; not absolute (Freq. 1) - gave only qualified approval • Ant: unqualified • Similar to: conditional, hedged, weasel-worded, limited, modified • See Also: conditional, modified 3. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill (Freq. 1) - a registered pharmacist - a registered hospital • Syn: certified • Similar to: registered 4. restricted in meaning; (as e.g. 'man' in 'a tall man') • Syn: restricted • Similar to: modified • Topics: grammar 5. contingent on something else • Syn: dependent, dependant • Similar to: conditional • Derivationally related forms: depend (for: dependant), depend (for: dependent)
