Meaning of submit in English

submit

verb

/səbˈmɪt/ us

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submit verb (GIVE)

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B2 [ T ]

to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others:

You must submit your application before 1 January.

The developers submitted building plans to the council for approval.

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to give something to someone

giveGive me that dirty plate.
offerYour doctor should be able to offer advice.
provideThis booklet provides useful information about local services.
supplyThe lake supplies the whole town with water.
donateFour hundred dollars has been donated to the school book fund.

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[ T + that ] formal

to suggest:

In conclusion, I submit that the proposal will not work without some major changes.

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Please submit your claim for travelling expenses to the accounts department.
Applicants interested in applying for the position should submit their CVs to the Anatomy Department no later than February 15.
South Africa has submitted an application to host the World Cup.
Invoices must be submitted by the 24th of every month.
I submitted a report of the theft to the insurance company.

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Suggestions & proposals

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submit verb (ALLOW)

C2 [ I or T ]

to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly:

We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.

She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules.

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Allowing and permitting

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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly

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submit

verb

/səbˈmɪt/

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submit verb (OFFER FOR DECISION)

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[ T ]

to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others:

Companies are required to submit monthly financial statements to the board.

submit verb (GIVE POWER)

[ I/T ]

to give power or authority over a person or group to someone, or to accept something unwillingly:

[ T ] He had never been able to submit himself to that sort of discipline.

[ I ] All newly hired employees must submit to a background check.

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submit | Business English

submit

verb

/səbˈmɪt/ us

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[ T ]

to formally send a document, plan, etc. to a person or group in authority so that they can make a decision about it:

submit a bid/plan/proposal The consortium has yet to submit a bid.

submit a letter/report/request They submitted the report after the retailer said that it might choose a replacement ad agency last year.

Applications must be submitted by December 5.

[ T ] LAW formal or

to suggest or say something:

In conclusion, I submit that the proposal will not work without some major changes.

submit your resignation

to tell your employer that you are leaving your job or position:

He was given the choice on Wednesday to either submit his resignation, or be fired.

[ I or T ]

to allow another person or group to have authority or control over you, or to accept something unwillingly:

They were required to agree that future industrial disputes would be submitted to arbitration.

(Definition of submit from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of submit

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Papers should not be submitted in the same form elsewhere.

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Manuscripts must be submitted in a format which will enable anonymous reviewing.

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Both the goals and an abstract description of the semantics of the active database are submitted to a planner.

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Have teachers provide more feedback (give comments on assignments submitted).

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Therefore, event generators remain in need of being submitted to an ongoing process of investigation and understanding.

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Retrospectively reviewing fellowship applications submitted over a 3-year period, these authors assessed the prevalence of research misrepresentation and compared such activity between subspecialties.

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All labor disputes had to be submitted to it, and no strikes were allowed during its deliberations.

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There is a section specifically devoted to the publication of student papers, reporting work submitted as part of a course in computer music.

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Unfortunately, no written descriptions of the pieces were submitted, nor were the real names of the composer's provided.

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Final designs were submitted anonymously and were exhibited for two weeks in the existing health centre.

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Committee-sponsored bills are almost always submitted with the unanimous support of the committee.

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We would like to thank all those contributors who submitted work on the theme.

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A few contributors submitted lengthy, type-written accounts, but the vast majority limited their recollections to 10 -20 handwritten pages.

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The husband's sample had been submitted to the laboratory because he had a cough identified during contact tracing.

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I thank you for your continued efforts; the quality of submitted manuscripts continues to improve.

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What is the pronunciation of submit?

Translations of submit

in Chinese (Traditional)

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Meaning of submit in English

submit verb (GIVE)

submit verb (ALLOW)

submit | American Dictionary

submit verb (OFFER FOR DECISION)

submit verb (GIVE POWER)

submit | Business English

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