omit
Americanverb (used with object)
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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
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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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Part of the message, written on two, scrunched-up translucent sheets of paper, read: “Bismark Omit leafage buck bank / Paul Ramify loamy event false new event.”
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2024
To make arrabbiata: Omit the anchovies and double the number of garlic cloves.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022
Omit the bacon for a vegetarian-friendly cup of soup — we promise there's plenty of flavor without it.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2022
Omit the meat and include frozen scallops or more shrimp for an all-seafood version.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Omit to, if you wish, in a negative statement: Children ought not take candy from strangers.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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