English dictionary
submit
verbPronunciation
səbˈmɪt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
verb
- accept as inevitable
verb
- put before
verb
- yield to another's wish or opinion
verb
- refer for judgment or consideration
verb
- make an application as for a job or funding
verb
- yield to the control of another
verb
- hand over formally
verb
- make over as a return
verb
- refer to another person for decision or judgment
Example sentences
We took a pay cut
He resigned himself to his fate
I submit to you that the accused is guilty
The government bowed to the military pressure
The lawyers submitted the material to the court
We put in a grant to the NSF
They had to render the estate
She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues