1. (adj)qualified meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task "many qualified applicants for the job"
2. (adj)qualified limited or restricted; not absolute "gave only qualified approval"
3. (adj)certified, qualified holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital"
4. (adj)restricted, qualified restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')
5. (adj)dependent, dependant, qualified contingent on something else