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/səbˈmɪt/verb

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प्रस्तुत करना, जमा करना

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verbsubmitted, submitting
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (to sb/sth)

    to give a document or proposal to somebody in authority so that they can study or consider it

    प्रस्तुत करना, जमा करना

    • Submit your application before the last date.
    • Candidates must submit their forms online by the fifth.
    • Students must submit their projects by Friday.
    + 2 more examples
    • She submitted a proposal to the committee last week.
    • Please submit your answer sheets to the invigilator.

    Synonyms hand in present put forward file tender

    Opposite withdraw retain keep back

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (yourself) (to sb/sth)

    to accept the authority, control or greater strength of somebody or something

    समर्पण करना, झुक जाना

    • The rebels refused to submit to the king.
    • The old chief refused to submit to the foreign rulers.
    • The workers refused to submit to the unfair rules.
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    • In the end, the defeated army had to submit.
    • He would never submit to threats.

    Synonyms yield surrender give in comply bow

    Opposite resist defy fight rebel

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

submit + sth + to + sb

To hand in a document, form, report or proposal to an authority for a decision. The receiver comes after 'to'.

किसी दस्तावेज़, फ़ॉर्म, रिपोर्ट या प्रस्ताव को निर्णय हेतु किसी अधिकारी को सौंपना; पाने वाला 'to' के बाद आता है।

  • Students must submit the assignment to the class teacher by Friday.
  • Radhika submitted her application to the university.

submit to + noun

Used without an object, it means to accept someone's power or a decision, usually unwillingly. The 'to' here is a preposition.

बिना object के इसका अर्थ किसी की सत्ता या निर्णय को, प्रायः अनिच्छा से, स्वीकार करना है। यहाँ 'to' preposition है।

  • The rebels refused to submit to the king.
  • He submitted to the doctor's orders and rested.

submit + yourself + to + noun

A reflexive form meaning to allow yourself to go through something, such as a test.

यह reflexive रूप किसी जाँच जैसी प्रक्रिया से स्वयं को गुज़रने देने के अर्थ में आता है।

  • Candidates must submit themselves to a medical test.

submission / submissive

The noun is 'submission'; the adjective for an obedient person is 'submissive'.

Noun रूप 'submission' है; आज्ञाकारी व्यक्ति के लिए adjective 'submissive' है।

  • The last date for submission of forms is 30 June.
+Collocations 4

submit + noun

a reportan applicationa proposalan appeala complaintan entry

  • She submitted a complaint to the bank manager.

adverb + submit

finallyreluctantlymeeklyonlineformally

  • The candidate reluctantly submitted to the new rules.

submit + to + noun

authoritypressurea testthe will ofinspection

  • Every vehicle must submit to inspection.

submit + by / before

by midnightbefore the deadlineby postby email

  • Please submit your forms before the deadline.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika submitted her thesis two weeks before the deadline.

राधिका ने अपना शोध-प्रबंध समय-सीमा से दो सप्ताह पहले जमा कर दिया।

  • Applications may be submitted online or by post.

आवेदन ऑनलाइन या डाक से जमा किए जा सकते हैं।

  • The accused submitted that he was not at the scene.

अभियुक्त ने निवेदन किया कि वह घटनास्थल पर मौजूद नहीं था।

  • After a long siege, the fort was forced to submit.

लंबी घेराबंदी के बाद किले को समर्पण करना पड़ा।

  • The committee will submit its findings next month.

समिति अपने निष्कर्ष अगले महीने प्रस्तुत करेगी।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ Submit your forms at the office before 5 pm.

✓ Submit your forms to the office before 5 pm.

The receiver of a submission is introduced by 'to'.

जमा करने के लिए पाने वाला 'to' से जुड़ता है।

✗ He submitted before the order of the court.

✓ He submitted to the order of the court.

To accept authority, use 'submit to'.

सत्ता को स्वीकार करने के लिए 'submit to' का प्रयोग होता है।

✗ He does not like to submit to follow orders.

✓ He does not like submitting to orders.

'Submit to' is followed by a noun or gerund, not a bare verb.

'Submit to' के बाद noun या gerund आता है, सादा verb नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs all involve giving something to someone, but in different ways.

ये सभी verb किसी को कुछ देने से जुड़े हैं, पर ढंग अलग-अलग हैं।

submit

Give formally for a decision; or yield to authority.

निर्णय के लिए औपचारिक रूप से देना; या सत्ता के आगे झुकना।

  • She submitted her entry.

surrender

Give up completely in a fight.

संघर्ष में पूर्णतः हार मान लेना।

  • The army surrendered.

present

Offer or show to an audience or person.

किसी श्रोता या व्यक्ति के सामने प्रस्तुत करना।

  • He presented his plan.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

hand in present put forward file tender yield surrender give in comply bow

Antonyms

withdraw retain keep back resist defy fight rebel

AaSpelling

sub·mit

§Grammar and usage

Submit sth to sb; submit to authority.

Usage: submit sth to sb का मतलब है किसी को कुछ जमा करना, जैसे form को office में; और submit to authority का मतलब है अधिकार के आगे झुकना या उसे मान लेना।

The adjective submissive means too willing to obey.

Adjective submissive का अर्थ 'आज्ञा मानने को अत्यधिक तत्पर' है।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Exam: 'Submit the online form before the last date' is common in notifications.

परीक्षा में notifications में 'Submit the online form before the last date' आम है।