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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “submit”

“submit” is pronounced /səbˈmɪt/ (suhb-MIT) in American English and /səbmɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mit”.
The sound

Say “submit” in 2 beats

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submit

/səbˈmɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səbmɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. subsəb
  2. mitmɪtstress
IPA (American)
/səbˈmɪt/
IPA (British)
/səbmɪt/
Respelling
suhb-MIT
Syllables
2 — sub-MIT
Stress
Stress the second syllable: sub-MIT. “mit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/səbˈmɪt/

British

/səbmɪt/

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Meaning

What “submit” means

  1. verb

    refer for judgment or consideration

    “The lawyers submitted the material to the court”

  2. verb

    put before

    “I submit to you that the accused is guilty”

  3. verb

    yield to the control of another

Say it in a sentence

“Submit the form before the end of the month.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ssəschwabbmmɪshort itt

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Questions

“submit”, answered

How do you pronounce “submit”?

“submit” is pronounced /səbˈmɪt/ (suhb-MIT) in American English and /səbmɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mit”. Build it as sub-MIT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “submit” have?

2: sub · mit. The beat lands on the second, “mit”.

Is “submit” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /səbˈmɪt/ (suhb-MIT); British English says /səbmɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “submit” mean?

As a verb: refer for judgment or consideration For example: “The lawyers submitted the material to the court” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “submit”?

Stress the second syllable: sub-MIT. “mit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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