submitted

American

[suhb-mit-id] / səbˈmɪt ɪd /

adjective

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.
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

the simple past tense and past participle of submit.

Other Word Forms

unsubmitted adjective

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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For decades, there had been no fire safety certification, it pointed out, and only two days ago it had submitted a safety notice to the fire brigade.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

According to its statement, a recommendation on this matter will be submitted to the government "by the end of June, 2026".

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Elon Musk’s aerospace firm has submitted its draft IPO registration to the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In both cases, organizations submitted emails and comments to regulators using real people’s identities without their knowledge or consent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But—her version of the Adams internal ricochet—“the Hand of Providence ought to be attended to, and what is designed, cheerfully submitted to.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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