different between certify vs qualified

English

Etymology

From Old French certefier (“confirm, assure, make certain”). Compare French certifier.

Verb

certify (third-person singular simple present certifies, present participle certifying, simple past and past participle certified)

1. (transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
2. (transitive, law) To authenticate or verify in writing.
3. (transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.

   These blankets have been certified as fireproof.

4. (transitive, archaic) To inform; to tell (a person) that something is true.
   • 1847, The Church of England Magazine (volume 23, page 239)

     Our deeds do us three manners of service. First, they certify us that we are heirs of everlasting life, and that the Spirit of God, which is the earnest thereof, is in us.

5. (archaic, reflexive) To assure (oneself) of something; to ascertain.
   • 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 80:

     After having certified himself of her own good health, he very kindly inquired about her mother and Miss Sophy […] .

Synonyms

• (to attest as to): attest, witness, vouch for, approve, confirm

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• certify at OneLook Dictionary Search
• certify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• cretify, rectify

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kw?l.?.fa?d/
• Hyphenation: qual?i?fied

Adjective

qualified (comparative more qualified, superlative most qualified)

1. Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
2. Restricted or limited by conditions.

   Assuming that I have all the information, my qualified opinion is that your plan will work.

Antonyms

• non-qualified
• unqualified

Derived terms

• well-qualified

Translations

Verb

qualified

1. simple past tense and past participle of qualify