verb · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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səbmĭtʹ
/səbˈmɪt/
rhymes with -ɪt
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CMU ARPABET:S AH0 B M IH1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To yield or give way to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
They will not submit to the destruction of their rights.
We submit to their superior judgment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To yield (something) to another, as when defeated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
I submit these plans for your approval.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To subject; to put through a process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
I was submitted to a binding pledge.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: mixed, transitive
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To let down; to lower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To put or place under.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
accept or undergo, often unwillingly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We took a pay cut
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: take
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: undergo
Narrower terms: test
9
verb
Meaning 9
accept as inevitable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He resigned himself to his fate
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: resign, reconcile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accept
10
verb
Meaning 10
put before
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I submit to you that the accused is guilty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: state, put forward, posit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: propose, suggest, advise
11
verb
Meaning 11
yield to another's wish or opinion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The government bowed to the military pressure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bow, defer, accede, give in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
12
verb
Meaning 12
refer for judgment or consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The lawyers submitted the material to the court
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subject
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: refer
Narrower terms: give, return, relegate, pass on, submit
13
verb
Meaning 13
make an application as for a job or funding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We put in a grant to the NSF
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: put in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: apply
14
verb
Meaning 14
yield to the control of another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: subject
15
verb
Meaning 15
hand over formally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: present
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give
Narrower terms: bring in
16
verb
Meaning 16
make over as a return
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
They had to render the estate
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: render
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give, gift, present
17
verb
Meaning 17
refer to another person for decision or judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: relegate, pass on
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: submit, subject
History
Etymology
From Middle English submitten, borrowed from Latin submittere, infinitive of submittō (“place under, yield”), from sub (“under, from below, up”) + mitto (“to send”). Compare upsend.
Across languages
Translations
116 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հնազանդվել
(hnazandvel)
— to yield or give way to another
Aromanian:
mi-ncljin
— to yield or give way to another
Bulgarian:
подчинявам се
(podčinjavam se)
— to yield or give way to another
Bulgarian:
покорявам се
(pokorjavam se)
— to yield or give way to another
Catalan:
sotmetre's
— to yield or give way to another
Chinese Mandarin:
讓步 /让步
(ràngbù)
— to yield or give way to another
Chinese Mandarin:
屈服
(qūfú)
— to yield or give way to another
Chinese Mandarin:
低頭 /低头
(dītóu)
— to yield or give way to another
Dutch:
zich onderwerpen
— to yield or give way to another
Dutch:
toegeven
— to yield or give way to another
Esperanto:
submeti
— to yield or give way to another
Finnish:
alistua
— to yield or give way to another
Finnish:
taipua
— to yield or give way to another
French:
se soumettre
— to yield or give way to another
Georgian:
ემორჩილება
(emorčileba)
— to yield or give way to another
German:
sich fügen
— to yield or give way to another
German:
sich abfinden
— to yield or give way to another
Irish:
géill
— to yield or give way to another
Irish:
tabhair isteach
— to yield or give way to another
Irish:
umhlaigh
— to yield or give way to another
Italian:
sottomettersi
— to yield or give way to another
Khmer:
ទទួលចុះចាញ់
(tɔtuəl coh caɲ)
— to yield or give way to another
Khmer:
ទទួលចាញ់
(tɔtuəl caɲ)
— to yield or give way to another
Latin:
subeo
— to yield or give way to another
Latin:
summitto
— to yield or give way to another
Latin:
obsequor
— to yield or give way to another
Māori:
ngawhere
— to yield or give way to another
Māori:
whakaariki
— to yield or give way to another
Māori:
tuohu
— to yield or give way to another
Old English:
ġebūgan
— to yield or give way to another
Polish:
ulegać
— to yield or give way to another
Polish:
ulec
— to yield or give way to another
Portuguese:
ceder
— to yield or give way to another
Portuguese:
entregar-se
— to yield or give way to another
Romanian:
a se închina
— to yield or give way to another
Russian:
подчиня́ться
(podčinjátʹsja)
— to yield or give way to another
Russian:
подчини́ться
(podčinítʹsja)
— to yield or give way to another
Russian:
покоря́ться
(pokorjátʹsja)
— to yield or give way to another
Russian:
покори́ться
(pokorítʹsja)
— to yield or give way to another
Scottish Gaelic:
gèill
— to yield or give way to another
Spanish:
someterse [a]]
— to yield or give way to another
Thai:
ยอมแพ้
(yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ)
— to yield or give way to another
Thai:
ยอม
(yɔɔm)
— to yield or give way to another
Thai:
ศิโรราบ
— to yield or give way to another
Ukrainian:
коритися
(korytysja)
— to yield or give way to another
Ukrainian:
підпорядко́вуватися
(pidporjadkóvuvatysja)
— to yield or give way to another
Finnish:
luovuttaa
— to yield something to another
Bashkir:
тапшырыу
(tapşırıw)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Bengali:
পেশ করা
(peś kora)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Bulgarian:
представям
(predstavjam)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Catalan:
sotmetre
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Catalan:
presentar
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
提交
(tíjiāo)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Danish:
afleve
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Dutch:
voorleggen
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Dutch:
verzenden
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Dutch:
voordragen
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Dutch:
indienen
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Finnish:
jättää
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Finnish:
esittää
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Finnish:
luovuttaa
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Finnish:
palauttaa
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Finnish:
alistaa
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
French:
soumettre
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
French:
présenter
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
West-Frisian:
tsjinje
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
German:
vorlegen
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
German:
einreichen
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Greek:
υποβάλλω
(ypovállo)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Hebrew:
הִגִּישׁ
(higísh)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Hungarian:
benyújt
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Hungarian:
bead
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Indonesian:
mengumpulkan
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Irish:
cuir isteach
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Irish:
aighnigh
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Irish:
áitigh
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Italian:
sottomettere
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Italian:
sottoporre
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Italian:
presentare
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Italian:
inviare
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Japanese:
提出する
(teishutsu surú)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Khmer:
ប្រគល់
(prɑkʊəl)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Khmer:
ជូន
(cuun)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Latin:
subeo
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Latin:
summitto
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Latin:
submitto
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Māori:
tāpae
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Māori:
tuku kōrero
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Portuguese:
submeter
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Portuguese:
apresentar
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Russian:
предлага́ть
(predlagátʹ)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Russian:
предложи́ть
(predložítʹ)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Russian:
выдвига́ть
(vydvigátʹ)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Russian:
вы́двинуть
(výdvinutʹ)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Russian:
подава́ть
(podavátʹ)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Russian:
пода́ть
(podátʹ)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Spanish:
someter
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Spanish:
entregar
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Spanish:
cursar
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Swedish:
inlämna
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Ukrainian:
передавати на розгляд
(peredavaty na rozhljad)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Ukrainian:
пропонувати
(proponuvaty)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Ukrainian:
висувати
(vysuvaty)
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Vietnamese:
đệ trình
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Vietnamese:
nộp
— to enter or put forward something for approval, consideration, marking etc.
Finnish:
käsitellä
— to put through a process
Bulgarian:
покорявам
(pokorjavam)
— to win a fight by submission
Finnish:
saada luovutusvoitto
— to win a fight by submission
French:
gagner par soumission
— to win a fight by submission
German:
unterwerfen
— to win a fight by submission
Italian:
sconfiggere
— to win a fight by submission
Polish:
wygrywać
— to win a fight by submission
Polish:
wygrać
— to win a fight by submission
Portuguese:
finalizar
— to win a fight by submission
Spanish:
someter
— to win a fight by submission
Swedish:
underkasta
— to win a fight by submission
