qualified

• (Received Pronunciation, Standard Canadian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/
• (General American, dialectal in Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪd/, /ˈkwɑ.lə.faɪd/

  • Audio (Southern California); /ˈkwɑl.faɪd/:

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.fɑɪd/, /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.fɑɪd/
• Hyphenation: qual‧i‧fied

qualified (comparative more qualified, superlative most qualified)

1. Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
   • 1949, Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower and Personnel Classifications and Occupational Standards, United States Bureau of Naval Personnel:

     The classification is for graduates of a class A teleman school with no significant experience and for other personnel who are not qualified for a specialized classification.

2. Restricted or limited by conditions.

   Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.

   • 2025 February 27, Gwyn Topham, “Minister ‘sets path’ to allow Gatwick to open second runway”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian (UK section)‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Gatwick has been given a qualified green light to operate a second runway after the government “set out a path to expansion” for London’s second biggest airport.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

qualified

1. simple past and past participle of qualify