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/səbˈmɪt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo yield or give way to another.
verbTo yield (something) to another, as when defeated.
Sentence Examples
Submit your term papers to Professor White.
Applicants were requested to submit their resumes.
You must submit your completed application before the end of the week.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The rebels refused to ____ to the king's strict new unfair demands.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You need to ____ your completed application form to the local bank before they can process the loan.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English submitten, borrowed from Latin submittere, infinitive of submittō (“place under, yield”), from sub (“under, from below, up”) + mitto (“to send”). Compare upsend.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus."
— 1843, Thomas Macaulay, Sir James Mackintosh's History of the Revolution:
"Determined to learn from Bouch's mistakes, they conducted a through ^([sic]) survey of the riverbed. Having learned what they needed to know, they submitted plans for a new double-track bridge by the end of 1880."
— 2020 September 23, Paul Bigland, “The tragic tale of the Tay Bridge disaster”, in RAIL, page 82:
"The biology department at Texas Tech University – set in deeply conservative West Texas – asked faculty candidates in 2021 to submit statements on their commitment to DEI."
— 2023 February 15, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, “Another education fight over DEI emerges, this time at a conservative campus in Texas”, in CNN:
"Pursuant to 11 C.F.R. § 200.1 et seq., Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton hereby submits this Petition for Rulemaking."
— 2024 October 21, “Petition for the Issuance and/or Amendment of Rules Regarding Contributions from Untraceable Electronic Payment Methods”, in Fox News, page 1:
"The subcommittee, which is chaired by Ohio Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a podiatrist, will hold a markup session for the report Wednesday before submitting it to the congressional record."
— 2024 December 2, Katherine Dillinger, “House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The rebels refused to ____ to the king's strict new unfair demands.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You need to ____ your completed application form to the local bank before they can process the loan.