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- 1. leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully: "he was omitted from the second Test" Similar Opposite
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verb [ T ] us / oʊˈmɪt / -tt- Add to word list. to fail to include or do something: I’d be upset if my name were omitted from the list of contributors. omission. noun [ C/U ] us / oʊˈmɪʃ·ən / [ U ] Parents are upset by the omission of music from the school’s courses.
1. : to leave out or leave unmentioned. omits one important detail. You can omit the salt from the recipe. 2. : to leave undone : fail The patient omitted taking his medication. 3. obsolete : disregard. 4. obsolete : give up. Synonyms. fail. forget. neglect. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of omit in a Sentence.
To omit something is to leave it out, to forget or overlook it. The verb omit comes from the Latin word omittere , "to let go or to lay aside," which is exactly what it means. When you omit an ingredient you need for your brownie recipe from the grocery list, you've accidentally left off an important item.
Omit definition: to leave out; fail to include or mention. See examples of OMIT used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / oʊˈmɪt / -tt- Add to word list. to fail to include or do something: I’d be upset if my name were omitted from the list of contributors. omission. noun [ C/U ] us / oʊˈmɪʃ·ən / [ U ] Parents are upset by the omission of music from the school’s courses.
If you omit something, you do not include it in an activity or piece of work, deliberately or accidentally.
Definition of omit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To fail to include or mention; leave out: omitted an important detail from the report. 2. a. To fail or neglect to do (something): omitted his daily walk during our visit. b. To fail or neglect (to do something): I omitted to mention that I don't eat meat.
OMIT definition: 1. to not include something or someone: 2. to not do something: . Learn more.
to leave out; fail to include:[ ~ + object] omitted a few details from the report. to fail (to do, make, use, send, etc):[ ~ + to + verb] He omitted to tell us his lawyer would be at the meeting. See -mit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024.
