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Definition
to submit (an application): to send, to put forward, to give in (an application)
I've submitted my application three times now and they still haven't replied!
Examples
- "Our company submitted our application six months ago!"
- "Please submit your requests as soon as possible."
- "I submitted your proposal to the small shareholders I represent."
- "We do not understand why you submitted this sample."
Exercise 1
Polly writes that Delavigne's Director of personnel has tendered her resignation. Judging from the context of this email, what does this idiom express?
Polly writes that Delavigne's Director of personnel has tendered her resignation. Judging from the context of this email, what does this idiom express?
A "medical leave" is not the same thing as to "tender a resignation".
The idiom "to tender one's resignation" does not express that someone has been fired.
Although "tender" can mean soft, smooth or supple, it seems clear that this is not the reason that Delavigne's Director of Personnel has left the company.
This is correct. The idiom "to tender one's resignation" is very common in business environments. It expresses that someone is leaving the company by completing the proper forms. Note that someone who resigns usually does so of their own volition or free will, they have not been fired.
Exercise 2
Icarus has already "drawn up the paperwork".
This means he has already the paperwork.
This means he has already the paperwork.
Icarus has already "drawn up the paperwork".
This means he has already prepared the paperwork.
This means he has already prepared the paperwork.
prepared: The phrasal verb to "draw up (a paper or a contract) means to "prepare" and 'put together" paperwork. Drawing up a contract may include defining its terms as well as finalizing the language. It is a preliminary step. Example: Before we can hire you, we must draw up a contract.
submitted: To "submit paperwork" is to officially "file" or "send" it. Icarus has not done this, he has simply prepared the documents to submit them in the future.
signed : To "draw up" a contract is to prepare the paperwork, but not to sign it. Signing a contract is generally the final step in negotiations.
applied for: To "apply for" something means to submit a demand or request for something. Example: I applied for admission into MIT University, but I never received a reply. To "apply for (a job)" does not share a similar meaning with to "draw up (a contract)".
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