🇬🇧 Submission meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Submission" is when you let another person or rule be in charge of you, and you do what they say or allow, even if you might not really want to. It means you stop fighting against their control and accept that they are the boss in that situation.

The villain demanded our submission, but we offered him vegetables instead and he ran away.

The class showed instant submission when the teacher pulled out a surprise quiz and the Death Stare.

The cookie’s submission to my stomach was swift, heroic, and covered in crumbs.

My submission to vegetables lasted until I spotted the emergency backup fries.

In some martial arts, tapping the mat is a sign of submission, which is a polite way of saying, “You win; please stop folding me into a pretzel.”

On the ferry, she loosened her grip and slid the map across to the captain. Her submission, her submission to his orders, was a nod; the crew's quick submission followed. Each step and pull of sail showed her submission, and his steady hands guided the deck. The crew watched the quiet submission like a promise. They smiled; the fog lifted.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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