adj.
1 having completed a course of study
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become , get
ADVERB
▪ highly , well
▪
The teaching staff are all highly ~.
▪ fully , properly ( esp. BrE )
▪
a fully ~ electrician
▪ newly , recently (both BrE )
▪
newly ~ doctors
▪ appropriately , suitably (both esp. BrE )
▪
Applications are invited from suitably ~ individuals.
▪ sufficiently
▪ academically ( esp. AmE ), legally , medically , professionally ( esp. BrE )
▪
He is a medically ~ doctor.
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She is a professionally ~ social worker.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
She is now ~ as a teacher. ( BrE )
2 having the skill needed to do sth
VERBS
▪ be , feel
▪
Elaine did not feel ~ to comment.
ADVERB
▪ eminently , ideally , uniquely , well
▪
My father was well ~ to act the part of a head teacher.
▪ technically
▪
I'm not technically ~ to say anything.
3 limited in some way
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ heavily ( esp. BrE )
▪
The proposals received heavily ~ approval.
Qualified is used with these nouns: ↑ accountant , ↑ applicant , ↑ approval , ↑ barrister , ↑ candidate , ↑ dentist , ↑ doctor , ↑ electrician , ↑ engineer , ↑ expert , ↑ GP , ↑ individual , ↑ inspector , ↑ instructor , ↑ lawyer , ↑ librarian , ↑ midwife , ↑ nurse , ↑ personnel , ↑ physician , ↑ physiotherapist , ↑ pilot , ↑ professional , ↑ social worker , ↑ solicitor , ↑ specialist , ↑ staff , ↑ success , ↑ support , ↑ surgeon , ↑ teacher , ↑ technician , ↑ therapist , ↑ vet , ↑ veterinarian , ↑ volunteer , ↑ welcome , ↑ workforce