1. Possessing experience, being competent and knowledgeable: Max was told to take his dog to a qualified veterinarian if he wanted it to get better.
2. Guarded, tentative, conditional: Brian gave a qualified answer when he was asked to give definite assurances that Melba could get the flight out that evening.

1. To prepare, to ensure appropriate training, skills, to measure up: Two years of experience will qualify personnel for a promotion; however, Myrna didn't qualify because she only had six months on the job.
2. To modify, to enhance, to change: The head of the company said the employees were not permitted to make any changes, but later he decided to qualify his answer.
3. To describe, to make more specific: In grammar, adjectives are words that qualify nouns.