Omit Meaning
/əʊˈmɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo leave out or exclude.
verbTo fail to perform.
Sentence Examples
You can omit the last chapter of the book.
You should omit this word from the sentence.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Please do not ____ any details when you write the report.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The editor decided to ____ the final chapter because it did not fit the tone of the book.
Word Origin & History
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”.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Please do not ____ any details when you write the report.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The editor decided to ____ the final chapter because it did not fit the tone of the book.