submission

Everyday

1. A submission is something you hand in to be judged or checked, like a piece of homework, a competition entry or a form. tree →
2. Submission is the act of handing something in. tree →
3. Submission is giving in or obeying someone more powerful, as in "beaten into submission". tree →
4. (formal, law) A submission is an argument or statement given to a judge or committee. tree →

In the lessons

In school, submission of homework or projects has a deadline, and many online systems have a "submit" button. In competitions, entries are submissions. In stories and history, a defeated army is forced into submission. In some churches, submission to God's will means humble trust. Phrases: "submission date", "deadline for submissions", "in submission", "into submission".

Examples

• The deadline for submission of your project is Friday. tree →
• The poetry competition received two hundred submissions. tree →
• My submission to the art contest was a painting of a fox. tree →
• The wrestler forced his opponent into submission. tree →
• The dog lay on its back in submission. tree →
• (formal) The lawyer made a submission to the judge. tree →
• (church) The monks lived in humble submission to God. tree →

Note

Verb: submit, submitted, submitting (double t). Adjective: submissive (too ready to obey). Countable for things handed in; uncountable for giving in. "Submit" in online forms means "send".