omit
Americanverb (used with object)
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omits,
present (3rd person singular)
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omitted,
past participle, past
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omitting
present participle
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to leave out; fail to include or mention.
to omit a name from a list.
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to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc..
to omit a greeting.
verb
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to neglect to do or include
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to fail (to do something)
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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omitsimple
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omitssimple
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have omittedperfect
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has omittedperfect
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am omittingprogressive
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are omittingprogressive
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is omittingprogressive
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have been omittingperfect progressive
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has been omittingperfect progressive
Past
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omittedsimple
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had omittedperfect
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was omittingprogressive
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were omittingprogressive
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had been omittingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of omit
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere “to let go,” equivalent to o- prefix meaning “to, toward, over, etc.” ( see o2-) + mittere “to send“
Explanation
If you omit one member of the class when you're handing out valentines, it's going to make that person feel terrible. 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. You can also deliberately omit something, which you'd do if you didn't include your least favorite cousin when you invited your relatives to a family reunion.
Vocabulary lists containing omit
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Example Sentences
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The stories omit any critical analysis of standing, jurisdiction, merits or precedent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright was critical of Arteta's decision to omit Martinelli from the squad, as well as the club's treatment of the forward.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But to nominate everyone else from the series and omit Spaeny?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Moscow has said it will omit military hardware from the procession for the first time in almost 20 years.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
I did not wish to depart from citing recent Italian examples, yet I do not want to omit Hiero of Syracuse, one of those I mentioned above.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
The EV’s most distinguishing feature is its mouthless face that, needing to admit less cooling airflow, omits an upper grille opening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
He lovingly omits most graphic footage, but commits to approaching his and Adrian’s shared story from a different viewpoint — a remake.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
In fact, the building's own website completely omits the discount grocer from its curated online neighbourhood guide, choosing instead to highlight pricier nearby options like Whole Foods and Brooklyn Fare.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
On the FBI’s public website, the account of the Doll Woman case still omits any mention of her, even though the need for secrecy is long past.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
That’s the smallest increase since 2019 if the pandemic era is omitted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Company managers omitted some elevated chemical readings from testing reports, Dixon said, and they told workers who produced too many detections they would be sent home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Paxton’s report omitted listing as assets seven properties worth about $5.2 million collectively, including the Utah condos for which he did not disclose mortgages.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Even then, he omitted from his threat list China’s banks, which do business with Iran, and China’s teapot refineries.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
I omitted the new developments with Katz and Haskel, afraid of condemning myself.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
But reducing or omitting speech from a movie’s audio tracks forces viewers to give the screen their full attention, which Netflix and other streaming services assume is a lost cause in the second-screen era.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
By using only part of the original painting and omitting the mission, I’m reclaiming space for Black and brown spirituality while acknowledging that this land existed long before colonization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The last time sales were that weak was in 2014, omitting the COVID-19 pandemic era.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Tuchel then left Scott out of the squad to face Japan and Uruguay in March before omitting him from his final 26-man World Cup party.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Halloa being a general observation which I had usually observed to be best answered by itself, I said, “Halloa!” politely omitting young fellow.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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