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submit

/səbˈmɪt/
sub · mit

Adverb:submissively
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Adjective:submissive
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Past Simple:submitted
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Past Participle:submitted
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Present Participle:submitting
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• verb

1

To present or hand over a document, proposal, or application for consideration, review, or judgment.

Example

"All applicants must submit their completed forms before the Friday deadline."


2

To yield or accept the authority, will, or control of a superior force or person.

Example

"The rebellious provinces eventually had to submit to the central government's authority."


3

To subject a person or thing to a particular process, treatment, or examination.

Example

"The laboratory will submit the metal samples to rigorous stress testing."


4

To argue or suggest a proposition respectfully, especially in a formal or legal setting.

Example

"I respectfully submit that the witness's testimony is insufficient to support this claim."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in Middle English from Latin submittere ('to place under, lower, yield'), formed from sub- ('under') and mittere ('to send or let go').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Submit. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/submit
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