Dictionary

omit en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /oʊˈmɪt/ (US)
• /əˈmɪt/ (UK)
• /əˈmɪt/ (US)
• /əʊˈmɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

At least by 1422, from late Middle English omitten, borrowed from Latin omittō (“to let go”), from ob- + mittō (“to send”), but also had the connotations “to fail to perform” and “to neglect”.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To leave out or exclude.
2. (intransitive) To fail to perform.
   • She climbed out of the car and carefully omitted to lock it. She never left anything of value in it, and she found that it was to her advantage if people didn’t have to break anything in order to find that out. 1988, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, William Heinemann Ltd, page 136:
3. (of text, transitive) To delete or remove; to strike.
   • In the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, omit sections 146(4) and 147(3) (homosexual acts as grounds for dismissal from the crew of merchant ships). 2017, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017, section 1:
4. (rare, transitive) To neglect or take no notice of.

Forms

Antonyms

include

Deriveds

unomitted · omittability · omittance · omitter · omittable

Hyponyms

pass over · bypass

Relateds

omission · elide · mission

Synonyms

miss off · exclude · ignore (take no notice of) · leave off (leave out or exclude) · leave out · skip · turn a blind eye (take no notice of) · pass (take no notice of) · miss out · except · omit · disregard (take no notice of)

Translations (86)

de auslassen (to leave out or exclude) · ru не включи́ть (to leave out or exclude) · uk пропускати (to leave out or exclude) · sv utelämna (to leave out or exclude) · mi kape (to leave out or exclude) · pl zaniedbywać (to fail to perform) · pt omitir (to leave out or exclude) · vi lược bỏ (to leave out or exclude) · fi jättää pois (to leave out or exclude) · uk упускати (to leave out or exclude) · ru проигнори́ровать (to neglect or take no notice of) · ca ometre (to leave out or exclude) · pl opuścić (to leave out or exclude) · de weglassen (to leave out or exclude) · fi ohittaa (to neglect or take no notice of) · ro omite (to fail to perform) · cs vynechat (to leave out or exclude) · nl nalaten (to fail to perform) · uk нехтувати (to fail to perform) · tr hariç bırakmak (to leave out or exclude) · pl pominąć (to leave out or exclude) · uk оминути (to leave out or exclude) · ru не включа́ть (to leave out or exclude) · it omettere (to leave out or exclude) · pl zaniedbać (to fail to perform) · tr ihmal etmek (to leave out or exclude) · bg пропускам (to leave out or exclude) · cmn 遗漏 (to neglect or take no notice of) · fi jättää tekemättä (to fail to perform) · es dejar de lado (to leave out or exclude) · ru пренебре́чь (to fail to perform) · ko 제외하다 (to leave out or exclude) · ru пропусти́ть (to leave out or exclude) · ro neglija (to fail to perform) · no unnta (to leave out or exclude) · nl weglaten (to leave out or exclude) · da udelade (to leave out or exclude) · fi olla tekemättä (to fail to perform) · hu kihagy (to leave out or exclude) · eo preterlasi (to leave out or exclude) · bg не включвам (to leave out or exclude) · ro lăsa la o parte (to leave out or exclude) · gl omitir (to leave out or exclude) · mi tīpoka (to leave out or exclude) · uk оминати (to leave out or exclude) · eo ellasi (to leave out or exclude) · oc ometre (to leave out or exclude) · es dejarse en el tintero (to leave out or exclude) · uk не включити (to leave out or exclude) · pl opuszczać (to leave out or exclude) · vi lược (to leave out or exclude) · la omittō (to leave out or exclude) · no hoppe over (to leave out or exclude) · el παραλείπω (to leave out or exclude) · grc παραλείπω (to leave out or exclude) · uk упустити (to leave out or exclude) · es omitir (to leave out or exclude) · la praetermittō (to leave out or exclude) · ru упускать (to leave out or exclude) · bg пренебрегвам (to neglect or take no notice of) · ru игнори́ровать (to neglect or take no notice of) · pl pomijać (to leave out or exclude) · ro omite (to leave out or exclude) · uk не включати (to leave out or exclude) · it tralasciare (to leave out or exclude) · ko 생략하다 (to leave out or exclude) · ka გამოტოვება (to leave out or exclude) · ru пренебрега́ть (to fail to perform) · cmn 省略 (to leave out or exclude) · uk пропустити (to leave out or exclude) · mr वगळणे (to leave out or exclude) · pl ignorować (to neglect or take no notice of) · mi whāmutu (to leave out or exclude) · mi whakamutu (to leave out or exclude) · pl zignorować (to neglect or take no notice of) · ja 抜かす (to leave out or exclude) · ru упуска́ть (to fail to perform) · es preterir (to leave out or exclude) · fr omettre (to leave out or exclude) · es hacer caso omiso de (to leave out or exclude) · ru пропуска́ть (to leave out or exclude) · ast omitir (to leave out or exclude) · fi jättää huomiotta (to neglect or take no notice of) · nl verwaarlozen (to neglect or take no notice of) · ru упусти́ть (to fail to perform) · ja 省略する (to leave out or exclude)