submitverb
uk/səbˈmɪt/us/səbˈmɪt/-tt-submit verb (GIVE)
B2 [ T ] to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others:
You must submit your application before 1 January.
The developers submitted building plans to the council for approval.
[ T + that ] formal to suggest:
In conclusion, I submit that the proposal will not work without some major changes.
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- Please submit your claim for travelling expenses to the accounts department.
- Applicants interested in applying for the position should submit their CVs to the Anatomy Department no later than February 15.
- South Africa has submitted an application to host the World Cup.
- Invoices must be submitted by the 24th of every month.
- I submitted a report of the theft to the insurance company.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- indication
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- move
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- postulate
- proposal
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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submit verb (ALLOW)
C2 [ I or T ] to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly:
We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.
She decided to resign from the party rather than submit herself to the new rules.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Allowing and permitting
- admit of sth
- allow
- allow of sth
- allowable
- authorization
- authorize
- concession
- green
- head
- leave
- let
- let sb/sth in
- let sb/sth out
- licence
- license
- mandate
- OK
- open the floodgates idiom
- sanction
- unlicensed
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly