Submission Meaning
/səbˈmɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
nounThe act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
Sentence Examples
We have the alternative of death and submission.
He was beaten into submission.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The king demanded complete ____ from the defeated and broken rebels.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The final ____ for the design competition must be received by the office before the end of the month.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way."
— 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
"He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks."
— 2005, Eddie Bravo, Jiu-jitsu Unleashed, page 12:
"The commander would have to communicate to his operational planners his intent — how he wanted to fight the battle and what missions and submissions were vital to achieving what the corps order had defined as missions for the division."
— 1999, James J. Cooke, The All-Americans at War: The 82nd Division in the Great War, 1917-1918, page 69:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The king demanded complete ____ from the defeated and broken rebels.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The final ____ for the design competition must be received by the office before the end of the month.