qualifying

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of qualify

plural qualifyings

1. noun from verbverbal noun of qualify
2. A qualification or added condition.

   No expostulations! No buts, girl! No qualifyings, I will be obeyed, I tell you; and chearfully too!

   1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady

3. An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.

   Despite possible lore among graduate students to the contrary, most faculty members dread having to fail a student in the qualifyings.

   2013, Robert Nisbet, Teachers and Scholars

4. hobbiesA preliminary competition in which successful competitors gain entry into, and/or a favourable starting position in, a subsequent competition.

   Wales claimed their first points in Euro 2012 qualifying with a morale-boosting victory in Cardiff over former Group G joint leaders Montenegro.

   2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC Sport

   1 more example

   McLaren driver Hamilton was never in contention after making a disastrous mistake to crash out in qualifying and then starting at the back of the grid after a penalty for changing his gearbox.

   2009 May 24, Andrew Benson, “Classy Button eases to Monaco win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2023