WordHive Learning Dictionary

Submit

verb

to send work in for review.

6 letters 2 syllables

What does Submit mean?

to send work in for review.

Dictionary definition

To give or send something for review, approval, or completion.

Example sentences

Submit in a sentence

easy

Please submit your homework before Friday.

medium

The student checked her answers before she clicked submit.

hard

The contest rules explained how each team should submit its final project.

Writing practice

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Quick practice
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Practice the meaning of Submit

Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does submit mean?

Practice 2

Which phrase is closest in meaning to submit?

Practice 3

Which sentence uses submit correctly?

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Submit

Voice settings
Sounds like

sub · mit · strongest beat: mit

Synonyms

Words like Submit

send inUse for giving work to someone.
turn inUse for schoolwork or assignments.
presentUse for formally giving something for review.
Antonyms

Opposite words

withdrawUse when something is taken back.
keepUse when something is not sent in.
hold backUse when something is not given or shared.
Synonym practice

Want to practice submit synonyms in context? Try a Synonym Search question like "Please submit your poem by Friday," then compare close word choices. Practice submit synonyms.

Word family

Submit word family

Base word

submit

verb

submits

Sends something in for review.

verb

submitted

Sent in for review in the past.

verb

submitting

Sending something in now.

Related words
Student support

Understand Submit

Hint for students

to send work in for review.

Common mix-up

Submit is not the same as withdraw. Submit means to send work in for review.

Try it in class or at home

Read this model sentence: The student checked her answers before she clicked submit. Clue words: student, checked, answers. Underline clue words that show why submit fits instead of withdraw. Now write one new sentence that shows submit without using the word submit. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show submit?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The student checked her answers before she clicked submit." Why does submit fit better than withdraw?