submitsub‧mit /səbˈmɪt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb (past tense and past participle submitted, present participle submitting) 
All applications must be submitted by Monday.2[intransitive, transitive] formal to agree to obey someone or something or to go through a process, especially when you have no choice SYN give insubmit to Derek has agreed to submit to questioning.3[transitive] formal law to suggest or say somethingsubmit (that) I submit that the jury has been influenced by the publicity in this case.
WORD ORIGINsubmit
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin submittere ‘to lower, submit’, from mittere ‘to send’VERB TABLE
submit
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | submit |
| he, she, it | submits | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | submitted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have submitted |
| he, she, it | has submitted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had submitted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will submit |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have submitted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am submitting |
| he, she, it | is submitting | |
| you, we, they | are submitting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was submitting |
| you, we, they | were submitting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been submitting |
| he, she, it | has been submitting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been submitting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be submitting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been submitting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Applications for planning permission must be submitted before noon tomorrow.
- The agency must submit an annual budget to the board each July.
- We have submitted proposals for a new pay structure to the board of management.
- After a half- dozen hearings, the standards will be submitted to the state Board of Education on Oct. 1.
- Although the Empress submitted momentarily, divisions within the nobility enabled her to tear up the councillors' terms.
- Emptied and drained, he submitted to all.
- However, accumulating clinical evidence suggests that the single worst action a victim can take is to submit to an abusive partner.
- The report of these deliberations is then submitted to the Coordinating Team.
- They generally approve budgets and the appointments of department heads and commission members submitted by the chief executive.
- We even want you to submit your own articles or comments.
Longman Language Activatorto make a formal suggestion in a meeting, report etc
to formally suggest that something should be done, especially at a meeting: · The Russians proposed a treaty banning all nuclear tests.propose (that): · I propose that we discuss this at the next meeting.
to officially suggest that something should be done, after you have considered the situation carefully: · The report recommends a number of changes in the existing law.recommend that: · The directors are recommending that shareholders accept Baldwin's offer.
to suggest plans, proposals etc, especially in order to start discussions about something that needs to be decided: · The United Nations has put forward a peace plan that it hopes will form the basis for discussions.· Management initially put forward a number of proposals which were wholly unacceptable to the union.
to offer a group something such as a proposal or plan which they can accept or refuse: · The Government has spent £1 million on putting its case to the public.· We're going to put our plans before the committee on Monday and we'll just have to hope that they are approved.
: float an idea/plan etc to suggest an idea, plan etc in order to find out what other people think about it : · The administration had floated the idea of increased taxes on beer, spirits and tobacco.· The following month, David floated the possibility of launching a new TV company.
to offer a proposal, application etc so that an official person or group can consider it and decide whether to accept it: · Applications for planning permission must be submitted before noon tomorrow.submit something to somebody: · We have submitted proposals for a new pay structure to the board of management.
to explain your ideas or plans to an official group so that they can decide whether to accept them: · We shall give you reasonable time to prepare and present your proposals.present something to somebody: · Ms Rogers will present her ideas to the Board at next week's meeting.present somebody with something: · We have been presented with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them.
if an idea or plan is mooted , it is suggested as something that could be done: · The scheme was first mooted two years ago.be mooted for: · A 3,000 house development has been mooted for the disused airfield.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY All applications must be submitted by Monday.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
All applications must be submitted by Monday.· The company has submitted a planning application.
(=give a plan, piece of writing etc to someone in authority for them to consider or approve)· The final design will be submitted for approval next month.
· They put forward a proposal for a joint research project.
formal (=give a written report to someone)· Doctors will have to submit weekly reports.
(=make a formal request)· The request was first submitted a number of months ago.· He has put in a request for two weeks' holiday.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· They intend to submit funding applications to the Global Environment Facility.· Under the revised plans Nirex now aims to submit its application by the autumn of 1993.· The plan was scrapped when magistrates refused a drinks licence for the £1.25m complex, but Anchor has submitted a second application.· After Chadha submitted his application for suspension of deportation, the deportation hearing was resumed on February 7, 1974.· Now it has submitted a new application and the council is supporting it once more.· However, official sources in Dublin have advised fans planning to make the trip to submit travel-document applications immediately.
· Inter-project comparison Once the appraisal has been evaluated the project should be selected and submitted for approval.· The plan will be submitted for approval by the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 23.· The house design was now submitted for planning approval.· This option will only consider packages which have been submitted for approval, but which have not yet been approved.· If you are the Approver of the package you may only obtain the listings after the package has been submitted for approval.· The scheme, drawn up by Environment Minister Brice Lalonde, will now be submitted for approval to parliament.· RETURN-DETAIL/ - is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to submit the package for approval.· The Manager may only prepare the package provided that the package has not yet been submitted for approval.
· Before the offer document is published, it must be submitted to the supervisory authority and the management of the target company.· I merely submitted to those in authority.· The moneys were paid over by the plaintiffs to avoid the apprehended consequence of a refusal to submit to the authority.· They had to submit to authority, renouncing some of their privileges in order to safeguard others.
· The government has set June 11 as the deadline for submitting bids, and hopes to select a concessionaire by July 3.· On a large construction project, for example, the estimating process begins with the decision to submit a bid.· It was awarded to us by the Independent Television Commission after we submitted an unopposed bid for the franchise.· Three times Public Works submitted bids, and three times it lost.· In the event of two or more applicants for the same franchise, both parties will be able to submit higher bids.
· The majority of the bids were submitted by councils and housing associations.· Applications for recognition R.15 details what must be submitted to the Council on applying for recognition.· This requires a specific recommendation by Convocation and a subsequent report by the Senate to be submitted to Council with reference to each individual.
· The application form will be completed and submitted to the court in the usual way.· The final version must be adopted by both sides and submitted to the court by March 1.· This evidential rule states that a party should submit to court the original evidential document rather than a copy.· In the event of a dispute going to court, the parties will be required to submit evidence into court.
· Apart from actually submitting the documents for reading, discussion by telephone of any points raised is perfectly acceptable.· Any group or individual may submit a document for distribution as an Internet-Draft.· In the absence of the jury, counsel for the appellant submitted that the documents were inadmissible in the criminal proceedings.
· The teachers' union even submitted the draft constitution to the bishops soas to get it right.
· Secondly, it is submitted, and evidence is adduced to support it, that the breach complained of was only technical.· They submitted their evidence to the Short committee separately despite the protests of the other craft committees and council.· We consulted widely with the Membership before submitting our evidence to John Warne.· He should bow to the views of all of those who submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Committee and withdraw these proposals.· In the event of a dispute going to court, the parties will be required to submit evidence into court.
· In certain cases an additional list of non - applicable items also needs to be submitted in the form of a letter.· You submit your offer on Form 656, but read the fine print on the back.· We apologise to all those who have submitted registration forms and who will be disappointed as a result of this decision.· The harder part is to decode the input data submitted from the form.· If any operating division wishes to incur capital expenditure, it submits an appraisal form to the Finance Director.· It is also the tax district to which the company submits forms P11D.
· Purchasers seeking clearance and other parties submitting information to the regulatory authorities face prosecution if they supply false or misleading information.· Seven days later, Gingrich admitted violating House rules by, among other things, submitting false information to the ethics committee.· Parties are requested to submit information on the main elements of preparations.· The following day, the ex-quarterback was asked to submit financial information.· You can then follow that up by submitting completed Scorecard information to be independently benchmarked.
· To obtain the artifacts back from York we have to submit a list of the items deposited at York.
· Full members are able to submit paintings for inclusion in the twice-yearly exhibition held for two weeks each Spring and Autumn.· They generally approve budgets and the appointments of department heads and commission members submitted by the chief executive.
· Hayes submitted three names one of which, not surprisingly, was Blake.· Parliament asked Shahroudi to nominate other candidates and he submitted four names, including two men already rejected by parliament.· Please submit your name if you would like to teach. 9.
· You should submit the unapproved sub package for approval using option 1.5.1 - Submit Package For Approval.· Note that you can not submit a package to yourself for approval.· If you are the Approver of the package you may only obtain the listings after the package has been submitted for approval.· Request the package manager to submit the package.· RETURN-DETAIL/ - is a return parameter providing a report of the errors encountered during the attempt to submit the package for approval.
· How do I submit a paper to an electronic journal?
· Purchasers seeking clearance and other parties submitting information to the regulatory authorities face prosecution if they supply false or misleading information.· To do so, the party must submit 43, 962 signatures.· The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.· The hearing was adjourned to allow all parties to submit written statements by April 24.· This evidential rule states that a party should submit to court the original evidential document rather than a copy.· The draft proposals were to be discussed with the trade unions and opposition parties before being submitted to the People's Assembly.
· The newly introduced Environmental Protection Act obliges collection authorities to submit recycling plans for their localities.· The president submitted such a plan on Saturday.· About 1829, he submitted a plan to President Andrew Jackson for the complete re-organisation of the navy.· Spaulding said the design firms who lost in the contest will be encouraged to submit plans for individual buildings on the campus.· LEAs submit their in-service training plans to him or her for approval.· The three states receiving grants Saturday were the first to submit plans and have them approved.· The RACs should again be asked to draw up and submit plans to meet the needs of part-time teachers in their regions.· Students first submit plans for a device or process; then the best ones are selected to be produced or created.
· In the meantime proposals have been submitted for private-sector mini New Towns in the green belt around London and beyond.· This information will help proposal writers avoid submitting improper or ineligible requests for funds.· A report and proposals will be submitted to preliminary meetings of the 1992 Conference on Environmental Development.· Thirty proposals were submitted for the 2001 launch, of which four were selected for further study.
· At a hearing on Jan. 23 Greene ordered Poindexter's lawyers to submit specific questions which they wished Reagan to answer.· The questioning patients submitted no follow-up questions.· Invited guests were asked to submit written questions in advance.
· He is to submit his report in March.· Sinclair submitted his report, complete with samples of eight standard forms that the new system would use.· Two months later, Aviv submitted his now notorious report.· In fact, the mayor could submit a written report to the Board of Supervisors and be done with it.· At the end of the patrol I was to submit a comprehensive report of our findings.· A committee composed of Delacroix and six others, including Gautier, was chosen to prepare and submit a report.· Why not ask the candidate to submit a report of the interview within a couple of days?· Requiring the worker to submit regular reports.
· The next year, before I submitted my request, I made sure that the two influential directors agreed with my decision.· This information will help proposal writers avoid submitting improper or ineligible requests for funds.· I submitted my order request to my boss.
· The whole Cabinet immediately submitted their resignations, but Mamedov reportedly persuaded them to stay in their posts.· The council requested that Arista and Anaya inform President Herrera that in view of the circumstances the council must submit its resignation.· Just eight days after Clinton signed, Downs submitted his resignation.· On May 28, 1890, Taylor submitted his resignation from Midvale, effective October 1.· Although this agreement averted a government crisis, Marjanne Sint submitted her resignation as PvdA chair over the issue on Aug. 30.· He submitted his resignation as mayor in May 1995, shortly after being incarcerated.· He submitted his resignation to Roh on July 5, but the President refused to accept it.
· The hearing was adjourned to allow all parties to submit written statements by April 24.· When a student felt ready to graduate, he or she submitted a statement of accomplishment to the faculty.· The initial approach should be made informally; thereafter you may submit a written statement of your grievance.
· The ancient method of trial by ordeal demanded that the accused submit himself to the test of fire or of water.· Police reports say Romero had been drinking, but refused to submit to a blood test.· Will the whole population have to submit itself to tests of their suitability to have children?· Later the same year, a pair of runners refused to submit to random drug tests.· He has no idea what I can do ... I am willing to submit to a test.· Officers said they smelled alcohol on his breath but they could not compel him to submit to a Breathalyzer test or urinalysis.· He submits that the test should be the same.
VERB· Why not ask the candidate to submit a report of the interview within a couple of days?· The following day, the ex-quarterback was asked to submit financial information.· In 1999, I asked readers to submit ideas for new comedies.· Invited guests were asked to submit written questions in advance.
· The Department of Education is inviting interested parties to submit comments on the new support arrangements by October 31.· The head reports that the school was then invited to submit a proposal.· Participants will be invited to submit a five minute script for the second session.· You are invited to submit your articles for publication in CrystEngComm, which will be launched in October 1999.· We invite you to submit articles now; how to do this is described elsewhere on these pages.· Sponsored by Turn-a-Round of Norwich, we are inviting turners to submit turned toys.
· But many believers refuse to submit to the government's authority, choosing to worship secretly in homes or underground churches.· Police reports say Romero had been drinking, but refused to submit to a blood test.· Later the same year, a pair of runners refused to submit to random drug tests.· Four agents were killed in an initial firefight when Koresh refused to submit to a warrant.· He refused to submit to cruelty and tyranny.
· He will now be required to submit to medical examinations to determine whether he is fit to stand trial.· Suppliers are required to submit each proposal in writing by the tender submission date of 1 August 1983.· It was decided that the Joint Commission should be required to submit a report by 15 August.· Indeed, only a quarter of the LEAs required heads to submit reports to governors and these only occasionally included curriculum items.· The Inland Revenue requires them to submit sample batches of property valuations for checking each week.· In the event of a dispute going to court, the parties will be required to submit evidence into court.
WORD FAMILYnounsubmissionsubmissivenessadjectivesubmissiveverbsubmitadverbsubmissively
1[transitive] to give a plan, piece of writing etc to someone in authority for them to consider or approvesubmit an application/claim/proposal etc All applications must be submitted by Monday.2[intransitive, transitive] formal to agree to obey someone or something or to go through a process, especially when you have no choice SYN give insubmit to Derek has agreed to submit to questioning.3[transitive] formal law to suggest or say somethingsubmit (that) I submit that the jury has been influenced by the publicity in this case.