submit

verb
UK: /səbˈmɪt/
US: /səbˈmɪt/

  1. To give a document to someone so they can consider it.

    1. Please submit your application by Friday next week, that's a strict deadline.
    2. I had to submit the revised report after incorporating all the feedback given by management.

  2. To accept the authority or control of someone else.

    1. You must submit to the rules of the game, don't break them.
    2. He refused to submit to their demands, standing firm on his principles and values.

  3. To suggest or argue something.

    1. I submit that this evidence is enough to make someone think.
    2. I submit that the witness's testimony is unreliable due to conflicting statements made earlier.

Synonyms

yield offer lodge suggest propose surrender file present obey defer
submit transitive-verb

  1. To present or hand in something for consideration or inspection.

    1. Did you submit your homework or forget about it at home?
    2. The company had to submit detailed plans for environmental impact assessment.

  2. To yield or give way to another's will, control, or authority.

    1. Never submit if you believe you are right in some situation.
    2. The country was forced to submit after a prolonged and devastating war.
submit intransitive-verb

  1. To agree to obey someone or something or go through something.

    1. I refuse to submit to such treatment, I won't be humiliated.
    2. She chose to submit to the surgery, hoping for a better quality of life afterwards.

  2. To present oneself for consideration, judgment, or action.

    1. She decided to submit herself for an important art competition.
    2. They are ready to submit to a thorough investigation to clear their name fully.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "submit" in English means: To give a document to someone so they can consider it., To accept the authority or control of someone else., To suggest or argue something..

The phonetic transcription of "submit" is /səbˈmɪt/ in British English and /səbˈmɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "submit": yield, offer, lodge, suggest, propose, surrender, file, present, obey, defer.

Example usage of "submit": "Please submit your application by Friday next week, that's a strict deadline.". More examples on the page.