"prequalify" meaning in English

See prequalify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: prequalifies [present, singular, third-person], prequalifying [participle, present], prequalified [participle, past], prequalified [past]
Etymology: pre- + qualify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|qualify}} pre- + qualify Head templates: {{en-verb}} prequalify (third-person singular simple present prequalifies, present participle prequalifying, simple past and past participle prequalified)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To qualify or be qualified in advance. Tags: intransitive, transitive Derived forms: prequalification
    Sense id: en-prequalify-en-verb-n4cRn4xg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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