submitted

submitted — verb

1. the past tense and past participle of 'submit' — used when someone has already g

1.verbtransitive / intransitiveB1
Definition

the past tense and past participle of 'submit' — used when someone has already given a document, piece of work, or proposal to someone in authority for their decision or approval.

Example

Dr. Mei Chen has submitted three research papers to the journal this year.

present perfect: has submitted + noun + to + recipient

Reuben submitted his resignation letter to the HR department last Tuesday.

simple past: submitted + noun + to + person

Common collocations
  • submitted to
  • submitted for
  • submitted by
  • submitted before
  • submitted on time

Grammar Patterns

submitted + noun + to + person/organisation

submitted + noun + for + purpose

submitted + noun + by + deadline

have/has/had + submitted + noun

be + submitted + by + agent

Usage Note

Frequently used in passive constructions (be submitted) and perfect tenses (have/has/had submitted). Spelling: the final consonant 't' doubles before adding -ed, giving 'submitted' (not 'submited'). Common with prepositions 'to' (recipient), 'by' (agent or deadline), and 'for' (purpose such as review or approval).

Common Mistakes

I submitted my assignment tomorrow.
I will submit my assignment tomorrow.
'submitted' is a past form and cannot be used with future time references.
The report not submitted on time.
The report was not submitted on time.
Passive constructions require an auxiliary verb (was/were/has been) before 'submitted'.
The team submited the documents.
The team submitted the documents.
The letter 't' must be doubled before adding -ed: submit → submitted.

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Etymology

LatinMiddle EnglishEnglish

From Latin 'submittere' (sub- 'under' + mittere 'send, put'), via Middle English 'submitten'. The past form 'submitted' follows the consonant-doubling spelling rule for verbs ending in a stressed consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.