submission

CEFRB2

/səbˈmɪʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something sent for review or consideration.

  2. 02

    noun

    The act of accepting another person's authority.

Examples

  • We have the alternative of death and submission.

  • He was beaten into submission.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən] ~ [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃn̩]
  • [səbˈmɪʃən] ~ [sb̩ˈmɪʃn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. The thing which has been submitted.

  2. The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

  3. The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.

More examples

In context
  • Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.

  • He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The king demanded complete blank from the defeated and broken rebels.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.