submit
gb/sʌbmˈɪt/ us/sʌbmˈɪt/
B1
Anglais
~ 2400
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
B1
action
1
formally present for review
To give something like a form or plan to someone in authority so they can decide about it.
Schéma d’usage :
to submit [something] to [someone/something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'submit' with 'admit'; 'submit' means to give for consideration, not to confess.
Synonymes
present (More general; can be used in both formal and informal contexts.)
|
hand in (Informal; often used in school or workplace contexts.)
Antonymes
withhold (To deliberately not give or present something for consideration.)
Collocations
submit an application
|submit a report
|submit a form
|submit a proposal
|submit a request
Thèmes
business
|education
|law
|work
Exemples
- Please submit your application by Friday.
- She submitted the report to her manager for approval.
- All participants must submit their entries online.
- He submitted the proposal to the board of directors.
- You need to submit the completed form at the front desk.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I will submit my homework tomorrow.
- Please submit the form to the teacher.
- She submitted her idea to the boss.
- We must submit the paper by Monday.
Verbe
B2
action
2
yield to authority or control
To agree to do what someone in power says, often because you cannot stop them.
Schéma d’usage :
to submit to [someone/something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this sense with 'submit' meaning 'send in'; here it means 'accept control'.
Synonymes
yield (Emphasizes giving way under pressure or force.)
|
surrender (Often stronger; implies giving up entirely.)
Antonymes
resist (To refuse to accept or comply with authority.)
Collocations
submit to authority
|submit to pressure
|submit to orders
Thèmes
emotions
|law
|conflict
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The rebels finally submitted to the government's demands.
- You must submit to airport security checks.
- He refused to submit to intimidation.
- They were forced to submit to the court's ruling.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The team submitted to the coach's decision.
- He did not want to submit to her rules.
- We must submit to the law.
- She submitted to the doctor's advice.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
submit
API
GB/sʌbmˈɪt/
US/sʌbmˈɪt/
Syllabes et accentuation
sub - mit (2 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mit)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: submit
- 3rd Person Singular: submits
- Present Participle: submitting
- Past: submitted
Famille de mots
Forms
submits
verb
submitting
verb
submitted
verb
Core family
submission
noun B1
Related words
resubmit
verb
resubmission
noun
submissive
adjective
Advanced or less common
submissively
adverb
submitter
noun
Points clés
- Irregular present participle: submitting Verb
- Irregular past: submitted Verb
Expressions
submit a bid
1/sʌbmˈɪt ə bˈɪd/
fixed phrase
formally offer a price
To give an official offer of money for work or things you want to buy.
Exemples
- The company submitted a bid for the construction project.
- You have until noon tomorrow to submit your bid.
submit oneself to
1/sʌbmˈɪt wˌʌnsˈɛlf tə/
fixed phrase
accept control or influence willingly or unwillingly
To let someone or something control you or decide for you.
Exemples
- He submitted himself to the court's decision.
- She submitted herself to the care of the doctors.