submit meaning
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.
Example of a confusing word: admit (to confess or acknowledge)
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.
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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.
submit to authority
means 'to accept control or power', used when someone agrees to follow rules or a leader.
Differences between similar words and submit
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differences
Submit is used to give for review, while present is often used to show or display.
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).