submit
verb (used with object)
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
are submitting
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present progressiveof submit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Democratic voters so far are submitting ballots at a lower rate than they did in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Victoria Hills, chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute, said: "These latest figures show that developers are submitting fewer applications, significantly limiting the number of projects that planners can approve."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
Washington lawmakers are submitting legislation to strengthen consumer protections, fans have filed a class-action lawsuit and the Department of Justice is reportedly considering action this year.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
Among these: Her castmates, as several of the grownup versions of the show’s characters are submitting as lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
The most fruitful reading is that in which we are submitting to a teacher and asking no questions as to the secret of his influence.
From English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century by Sir Leslie Stephen
