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
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have omittedperfect
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has omittedperfect 3rd person singular
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is omittingprogressive 3rd person singular
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has been omittingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am omittingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been omittingperfect progressive
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are omittingprogressive
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omittingparticiple
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omitssingular 3rd person
Past
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were omittingprogressive plural
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had omittedperfect
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was omittingprogressive singular
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had been omittingperfect progressive
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omittedparticiple
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omittedsimple
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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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
“The extreme amongst the vulgar in London doubtlessly is, to omit the r altogether—to convert far into fah, hard into hahd, cord into cawd,” wrote Benjamin Smart, an articulation expert, in 1836.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Bri requested that The 19th only share her first name and omit the names of the children out of concern for her safety and that of the families she aids.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
The increase in these orders — which omit transportation and defense — has topped 5% in the past 12 months and hit the highest level in three years.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
The advice to omit needless words should not be confused with the puritanical edict that all writers must pare every sentence down to the shortest, leanest, most abstemious version possible.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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