give in — submit work
To hand something (such as an assignment, report, or official document) to someone in authority, especially as required or expected.
Say it like a native
Textbook Please submit your assignment to the instructor by Friday.
Native You need to give your essay in by Friday.
In British schools you 'give in' or 'hand in' work; 'submit to the instructor' is formal/American-academic.
Pattern: give in + noun (e.g., give in your essay/report/assignment)
In use
- Please give in your completed forms to the front desk by Friday.education
- Candidates are required to give in their answer sheets before leaving the examination hall.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I need to give in to my report tomorrow.
✓ I need to give in my report tomorrow.
This 'give in' (submit) takes no 'to' — 'give in TO' means yield to pressure, a different meaning.
Common collocations
give in + work— your homework, the essay, an assignment, late
Don't confuse it
Unlike the B1 sense ('agree reluctantly' or 'surrender'), this sense is about physically submitting something required, not about giving up in an argument or negotiation.
Related
- give in (agree reluctantly) — 'give in' also has the more basic meaning 'agree reluctantly'; this is the advanced sense.