disqualify
To make ineligible for somethingTo make ineligible for something.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make ineligible for something.
My age disqualifies me for the position.
disqualifizieren
дисквалифицироватьdiskvalificirovatʹ, лиша́ть права́lišátʹ pravá
make unfit or unsuitable
(transitive)To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
The athlete was disqualified after performance-enhancing drugs were found in his hotel room.
Examples
50 sentencesTom has been disqualified.
Тома дискваліфікували. — deniko
Tom hopes he won't be disqualified.
I hope I don't get disqualified.
Tom hopes Mary won't be disqualified.
Tom hopes that he won't be disqualified.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
disqualifies, disqualifying, disqualified, disqualified| Base form | disqualify · to disqualify |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disqualifies |
| Present participle | disqualifying |
| Past simple | disqualified |
| Past participle | disqualified |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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