submitted
Americanadjective
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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.
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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
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Etymology
Origin of submitted
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
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The farmland was sold approximately two months ago, but according to the council no planning application has been submitted for development there.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The paper will also be posted to arXiv and submitted to Physical Review Letters.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation on Monday, following reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
TPG submitted a preliminary application pack with Malaysia’s Securities Commission last week, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Lexie’s application had been submitted, and she was in a benevolent mood.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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