omit

verb

ō-ˈmit How to pronounce omit (audio)
ə-
omitted; omitting
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transitive verb

1
: to leave out or leave unmentioned
omits one important detail
You can omit the salt from the recipe.
2
: to leave undone : fail
—usually used with to + a verb
They omitted to tell us the directions.
3
obsolete : disregard
4
obsolete : give up

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Examples of omit in a Sentence

Please don't omit any details. you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper
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Until then, omitting leap seconds will make our digital infrastructure easier to manage and less prone to bugs or service outages arising from a leap second discontinuity. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 The final agreement omitted references to lobbying, with Vincer’s agency, Notorious, signing the contract with Tether as an intermediary for Nxum. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 During the Vancouver concert, Greep shared his version of events, which omitted any specific details about the night. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026 States with top two or top four primaries that allow candidates from both parties to compete in the same primary election, such as Alaska, California and Washington, were omitted from this analysis. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for omit

Word History

Etymology

Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere, from ob- toward + mittere to let go, send — more at ob-

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of omit was in the 15th century

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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omit. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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omit

verb
ō-ˈmit How to pronounce omit (audio)
ə-
omitted; omitting
1
: to leave out
omitted your name from the list
2
: to fail to do : neglect
omitted to mention that it was my fault
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