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verb
- 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.
The meaning of OMIT is to leave out or leave unmentioned. How to use omit in a sentence.
Omit definition: to leave out; fail to include or mention. See examples of OMIT used in a sentence.
to fail to include or do something: She was omitted from the list of contributors to the report. The Prince's tour conveniently omitted the most deprived areas of the city. [ + to infinitive ] formal She omitted to mention that she would be away next week. Fewer examples. I've bracketed the bits of text that could be omitted.
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.
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.
