submit meaning

The word ‘submit’ means to send or give something for review or decision.

submit :

to send, to give

Verb

▪ Please submit your report by Friday.

▪ Please send your report by Friday.

▪ She submitted her application yesterday.

▪ She gave her application yesterday.

paraphrasing

▪ present – to show or give

▪ hand in – to give

▪ deliver – to bring or give

▪ file – to officially give

Pronunciation

submit [səbˈmɪt]

The stress is on 'mit' and sounds like 'suhb-mit'.

Common phrases and grammar about submit

submit - Common meaning

Verb
to send, to give

Part of Speech Changes for "submit"

▪ submission (noun) – the act of giving or sending

▪ submitted (adjective) – sent or given

Common Expressions with "submit"

▪ submit a report – to give a report

▪ submit an application – to give an application

▪ submit a proposal – to give a proposal

▪ submit documents – to give documents

Important examples of submit in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, submit often means to send documents or applications.

▪You must submit the form by Monday.
▪You must send the form by Monday.

Example of a confusing word: admit (to confess or acknowledge)

▪You must admit the form by Monday.
▪You must confess the form by Monday.
"Submit" means "to present or deliver" something, such as documents or forms, for consideration or approval. It is correctly used in the context of sending a form. "Admit," however, means "to confess" or "acknowledge" something and is not used in the context of sending documents. Saying "admit the form" is grammatically incorrect and nonsensical. Therefore, "submit" is the correct choice here.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Submit is often used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object, usually a document or application, in TOEIC grammar questions.

▪They submitted the report on time.
▪They sent the report on time.

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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

submit a bid

'to give an offer', used in business contexts for offers or proposals.

▪The company submitted a bid for the project.
▪The company gave an offer for the project.

submit to authority

means 'to accept control or power', used when someone agrees to follow rules or a leader.

▪He decided to submit to authority.
▪He decided to accept the control of authority.

Differences between similar words and submit

submit

,

present

differences

Submit is used to give for review, while present is often used to show or display.

submit
▪She submitted her assignment online.
▪She sent her assignment online.
present
▪He presented his project to the class.
▪He showed his project to the class.
submit

Words with the same origin as submit

The origin of submit

submit comes from the Latin 'submittere', which meant 'to send under' or 'to yield'.

Word structure

It has the prefix sub (under), root mit (send), and means 'to send under'.

Words with the same origin

The root of submit is mit (send). Words with the same root include transmit (to send across), emit (to send out), permit (to allow).

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