submit
English
Etymology
From Middle English submitten, from Latin submittō (“place under, yield”), from sub (“under, from below, up”) + mitto (“to send”). Compare upsend.
Pronunciation
Verb
submit (third-person singular simple present submits, present participle submitting, simple past and past participle submitted)
- (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
- They will not submit to the destruction of their rights.
- (transitive) or (intransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
- I submit these plans for your approval.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
yield or give way to another
enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
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External links
- submit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- submit in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- submit at OneLook Dictionary Search