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"Submit" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "presentar", and "hand in" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "entregar". Learn more about the difference between "submit" and "hand in" below.
submit(
suhb
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miht
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (computing)
a. enviar
Select the file and then hit the submit button.Selecciona el archivo y luego pulsa el botón para enviar.
3. (to argue)
a. sostener
I submit it cannot be proved that this pistol is his.Yo sostengo que no se puede demostrar que la pistola sea suya.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (to yield)
hand in(
hahnd
ihn
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. entregar
The teacher dropped Umberto's paper a letter grade for handing it in late.El profesor le bajó diez puntos del ensayo a Umberto por habérselo entregado tarde.
b. presentar (resignation)
The senator handed in his resignation in the wake of the prostitution scandal.El senador presentó su renuncia tras el escándalo de prostitución.