qualify vs answer

answer vs qualify

qualify is not a noun while answer is a noun.

qualify and answer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
qualify	No	No	Yes	No
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, answer is a hypernym of qualify; that is, answer is a word with a broader meaning than qualify:

qualify: prove capable or fit; meet requirements
answer: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Other hypernyms of qualify include do, serve, suffice.

qualify (noun)	answer (noun)
	a nonverbal reaction
	the speech act of replying to a question
	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
	the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

qualify (verb)	answer (verb)
make fit or prepared	give the correct answer or solution to
add a modifier to a constituent	respond to a signal
make more specific	understand the meaning of
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement	react to a stimulus or command
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of	react verbally
pronounce fit or able	give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
prove capable or fit; meet requirements	be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
	match or correspond
	be liable or accountable
	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Difference between qualify and answer

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