QUALIFY

(RIGHT) [verb] - to (cause someone to) have the legal right to have or do something because of the situation you are inI asked if I could apply for free dental treatment, but I was told that I didn't qualify. [I]She doesn't qualify for maternity leave because she hasn't been in her job long enough. [I]Being a single parent qualifies you for extra benefits. [T](figurative) He thinks the fact that he's worked here longer than the rest of us qualifies him (= gives him the right) to tell us all what to do. [T + object + to infinitive]