qualified

qualified
adj.
1 having completed a course of study
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become, get
ADVERB
▪ highly, well
▪

The teaching staff are all highly qualified.

▪ fully, properly (esp. BrE)
▪

a fully qualified electrician

▪ newly, recently (both BrE)
▪

newly qualified doctors

▪ appropriately, suitably (both esp. BrE)
▪

Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals.

▪ sufficiently
▪ academically (esp. AmE), legally, medically, professionally (esp. BrE)
▪

He is a medically qualified doctor.

▪

She is a professionally qualified social worker.

PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪

She is now qualified as a teacher. (BrE)

2 having the skill needed to do sth
VERBS
▪ be, feel
▪

Elaine did not feel qualified to comment.

ADVERB
▪ eminently, ideally, uniquely, well
▪

My father was well qualified to act the part of a head teacher.

▪ technically
▪

I'm not technically qualified to say anything.

3 limited in some way
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ heavily (esp. BrE)
▪

The proposals received heavily qualified approval.

Qualified is used with these nouns: ↑accountant, ↑applicant, ↑approval, ↑barrister, ↑candidate, ↑dentist, ↑doctor, ↑electrician, ↑engineer, ↑expert, ↑GP, ↑individual, ↑inspector, ↑instructor, ↑lawyer, ↑librarian, ↑midwife, ↑nurse, ↑personnel, ↑physician, ↑physiotherapist, ↑pilot, ↑professional, ↑social worker, ↑solicitor, ↑specialist, ↑staff, ↑success, ↑support, ↑surgeon, ↑teacher, ↑technician, ↑therapist, ↑vet, ↑veterinarian, ↑volunteer, ↑welcome, ↑workforce

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