submit
part of speech
verb (submit, submits, submitted, submitting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To submit something is to hand it in or send it so it can be checked or judged, like homework or a form. tree →
2) To submit is to give in and accept someone's power or control. tree →
3) (formal) To submit can also mean to state an opinion politely: I submit that the plan is unfair. tree →
4) (computers) To submit is to click a button that sends what you typed. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The angel told Hagar, who had run away from Sarah, to go back and accept Sarah's authority. This is the first angel in the Torah, and the rabbis took it as a sign that God cared for her. In Chronicles the princes submitted to King Solomon, in the Psalms nations come bringing silver, and in Jeremiah a city yields to its conqueror. In the primary lessons: At school you submit homework, projects and entries for a competition. Online you press «Submit» to send a form. In stories and history an army or person submits when they stop fighting and obey. In lessons about faith, Christians speak of submitting to God's will. Phrases: submit homework, submit to, submit an application.
examples
- And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.' (Torah GEN.16.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. (Writings 1CH.29.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, every one submitting himself with pieces of silver; He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war! (Writings PSA.68.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- Shout against her round about, she hath submitted herself; her buttresses are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. (Prophets JER.50.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Please submit your homework by Friday. tree →
- I submitted my poem to the writing competition. tree →
- Click «Submit» to send your answers. tree →
- The rebels finally submitted to the king. tree →
- He would not submit to the bully. tree →
- We submitted a form to join the swimming club. tree →
- The lawyer submitted that the man was innocent (formal). tree →
- Katoma submitted patiently to the outrage. tree →
note
Double the «t»: submitted, submitting. Noun: submission. «Submit to» = give in to. In formal writing «submit» is a stiff word for «hand in» or «send».
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «submit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.