submit
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
to give a document, plan, or piece of work to someone so they can consider it or mark it.
to present or tender a document, proposal, or application for formal consideration or judgment.
Simple“You must submit your application before the end of the month.”
In context“The researchers were required to submit their final report to the ethics committee before the clinical trials could proceed to the next phase.”
UsageOften used with the preposition 'to'.
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
to accept that someone else has power over you and stop resisting them.
to yield to the will or authority of another; to cease resistance.
Simple“The rebels finally agreed to submit to the government's authority.”
In context“After weeks of intense diplomatic pressure, the smaller nation was forced to submit to the terms of the treaty.”
UsageIntransitive when meaning to give up; transitive when 'submitting oneself'.
- 03 C1 Advanced
to suggest something in a polite or formal way, especially in a court of law.
to offer as an opinion or proposition for consideration, typically in a formal or legal context.
Simple“I submit that the evidence does not support the witness's story.”
In context“Counsel for the defence submitted that the defendant had acted under extreme duress and should therefore be acquitted of all charges.”
UsageOften followed by a 'that' clause.
- 04 C1 Advanced
to allow yourself to be part of a test or a difficult process.
to subject oneself or something to a particular process, treatment, or condition.
Simple“He had to submit himself to a series of medical tests.”
In context“The prototype must submit to rigorous stress testing under extreme temperatures before it can be approved for mass production.”
UsageUsually takes a reflexive pronoun and the preposition 'to'.
Usage submit a response
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.