What does omit mean?
Definitions for omit
oʊˈmɪtomit
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word omit.
Princeton's WordNet
exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take outverb
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
"The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleapverb
leave undone or leave out
"How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Wiktionary
omitverb
To leave out or exclude. (most common usage)
omitverb
To fail to perform.
omitverb
To neglect or take no notice of. (Obscure)
Etymology: (at least by 1422) Enters Late Middle English, from Latin omittere which means literally “to let go”, from ob- + mittere (“to send”), but also had the connotations to ‘fail to perform’ and ‘to neglect’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To OMITverb
Etymology: omitto, Lat.
These personal comparisons I omit, because I would say nothing that may favour of a spirit of flattery. Francis Bacon.
Great Cato there, for gravity renown’d,
Who can omit the Gracchi, who declare
The Scipio’s worth? John Dryden, Æn. vi.Her father omitted nothing in her education, that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age. Addis.
ChatGPT
omit
To omit means to leave out, exclude or disregard something or someone, either intentionally or unintentionally, from consideration, inclusion or mention.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Omit
ō-mit′, v.t. to leave out: to neglect: to fail: to make no use of:—pr.p. omit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. omit′ted.—adj. Omiss′ible, that may be omitted.—n. Omiss′ion, act of omitting: the neglect or failure to do something required: that which is left out.—adj. Omiss′ive, omitting or leaving out.—n. Omit′tance, the act of omitting: the state of being omitted: forbearance. [L. omittĕre, omissum—ob, away, mittĕre, to send.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'omit' in Verbs Frequency: #849
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Anagrams for omit »
Mito
moit
timo
itmo
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of omit in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of omit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of omit in a Sentence
The jharokha windows are an integral part of Indian architecture, you can't omit them.
Facebook Inc -LRB- FB.O -RRB-:
This policy does not extend to content that is parody or satire, or video that has been edited solely to omit or change the order of words.
Henry David Thoreau, Vol. 2, p.318 Houghton Mifflin:
Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.
The government did not omit or withhold anything at all.
This lightened-up vegan carrot cake bread is the perfect snack when you want something a little sweet yet healthy, pro tip : add an extra quarter-cup of brown sugar for a sweeter bread fit for dessert. To keep it on the lighter side, omit the icing.
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- حذفArabic
- ometreCatalan, Valencian
- vynechatCzech
- udeladeDanish
- auslassen, weglassenGerman
- παραλείπωGreek
- omitirSpanish
- [[jättää]] [[pois]]Finnish
- omettreFrench
- omitirGalician
- छोड़ देनाHindi
- kihagyja, kihagyHungarian
- menghilangkanIndonesian
- omettereItalian
- להשמיטHebrew
- 省略, 省略する, 抜かすJapanese
- ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡಿKannada
- 생략하다Korean
- whāmutu, whakamutuMāori
- weglaten, verwaarlozenDutch
- hoppe over, unntaNorwegian
- pominąć, opuszczać, opuścić, pomijaćPolish
- omitirPortuguese
- a lăsa la o parte, omite, neglijaRomanian
- пропустить, пропускать, игнорировать, упускать, пренебрегать, включать, упустить, пренебречь, проигнорировать, включитьRussian
- utelämnaSwedish
- மாட்டாTamil
- ละเว้นThai
- atlamak, ihmal etmek, hariç bırakmakTurkish
- опуститиUkrainian
- چھوڑ دوUrdu
- 忽略Chinese
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