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
Other Word Forms
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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Submitted in February, it was validated in March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Submitted by Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, the amendment is expected to be supported by MPs in Plaid Cymru, the Greens and independents including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
Submitted to the Journal of Astronomy and Metaphysics; October 2023*
From Scientific American • Oct. 27, 2023
Submitted on August 5th, the document confirms details about inquiries we’ve generally heard rumors about, as the FTC submitted CIDs for information on Amazon Prime and other programs.
From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2022
It is very much better simply to write: "Submitted at usual rates."
From Writing the Photoplay by Esenwein, J. Berg (Joseph Berg)
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