submitted

[suhb-mit-id]

adjective

1. presented, sent, or handed in for the consideration, decision, or approval of others, as an application, proposal, report, etc..

   All submitted requests will be time-stamped and processed in the order in which they are received.

2. given over or yielded to the power, judgment, or authority of another.

   The old butler was a willing, submitted servant who faithfully carried out the tasks he was given each day.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of submit.

Other Word Forms

• unsubmitted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of submitted¹

First recorded in 1530–40; submit ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; submit ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

He told The Times he could not discuss Forkish’s case due to confidentiality around personnel matters but confirmed she submitted her letter of resignation on Thursday morning.

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The Mr. Peanut character has been around since the early 1900s when a schoolboy submitted it for a contest.

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Judge Everett, when rejecting Stoli’s bankruptcy plan, referred to evidence submitted by top lender Fifth Third Bank about the value of 35,000 barrels of bourbon in a market flooded with inventory.

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Banks are now reviewing consumer complaints submitted to them and rejected SBA loan requests.

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Inversion has initially targeted South American telecommunications companies and has submitted several acquisition bids.

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