Omit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

leave undone or leave out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/oʊmˈɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/əʊmˈɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əʊmˈɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /oʊmˈɪt/.

Examples

The bad results were excluded from the report
Leave off the top piece
How could I miss that typo?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leave out exclude neglect miss drop overlook except pretermit leave off take out overleap

Antonyms

include attend to

Parts of Speech

verb	prevent from being included or considered or accepted “The bad results were excluded from the report”
verb	leave undone or leave out “How could I miss that typo?”

Word Forms

exclusive	adjective	not divided or shared with others
exclusion	noun	a deliberate act of omission
exception	noun	a deliberate act of omission
omissible	adjective	capable of being left out
omission	noun	a mistake resulting from neglect
neglect	noun	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
neglecter	noun	a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities
pretermission	noun	letting pass without notice
omissive	adjective	characterized by omissions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auslassen

verhindern, dass sie einbezogen, berücksichtigt oder akzeptiert werden

🇫🇷French

omettre

empêcher d’être inclus, pris en considération ou accepté

🇪🇸Spanish

omitir

impedir que sea incluido, considerado o aceptado

🇮🇹Italian

omettere

impedire di essere inclusi, considerati o accettati

🇳🇱Dutch

weglaten

voorkomen dat deze worden opgenomen, overwogen of geaccepteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

omitir

impedir de ser incluído, considerado ou aceito

🇷🇺Russian

пропускать

не допускать включения, рассмотрения или принятия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोड़ देना

शामिल किए जाने या विचार किए जाने या स्वीकार किए जाने से रोका जाए

🇧🇩Bengali

বাদ দিন

অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা বা বিবেচনা করা বা গৃহীত হতে বাধা দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தவிர்க்கவும்

சேர்க்கப்படுவதிலிருந்தோ அல்லது கருதப்படுவதிலிருந்தோ அல்லது ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படுவதிலிருந்தோ தடுக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వదిలివేయండి

చేర్చబడకుండా లేదా పరిగణించకుండా లేదా అంగీకరించకుండా నిరోధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वगळा

समाविष्ट करणे किंवा विचारात घेणे किंवा स्वीकारणे प्रतिबंधित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

છોડી દો

શામેલ થવાથી અથવા ધ્યાનમાં લેવાથી અથવા સ્વીકારવાથી અટકાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡಿ

ಸೇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳದಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸದಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനോ പരിഗണിക്കുന്നതിനോ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നതിനോ തടയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੱਡ ਦਿਓ

ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਮੰਨੇ ਜਾਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھوڑ دیں

شامل ہونے یا غور کرنے یا قبول کرنے سے روکیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忽略

阻止被包括或考虑或接受

🇯🇵Japanese

省略

含まれること、考慮されること、または受け入れられることを妨げる

🇰🇷Korean

생략하다

포함되거나 고려되거나 수용되는 것을 방지합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏ qua

ngăn cản việc được đưa vào hoặc xem xét hoặc chấp nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ละเว้น

ป้องกันไม่ให้ถูกรวมหรือพิจารณาหรือยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghilangkan

mencegah untuk dimasukkan atau dipertimbangkan atau diterima

🇵🇭Filipino

iwanan

maiwasang maisama o maisaalang-alang o tanggapin

🇲🇾Malay

tinggalkan

menghalang daripada dimasukkan atau dipertimbangkan atau diterima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حذف

منع من إدراجها أو اعتبارها أو قبولها

🇮🇷Persian

حذف کردن

از گنجاندن یا در نظر گرفتن یا پذیرش جلوگیری شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ihmal etmek

dahil edilmesini veya dikkate alınmasını veya kabul edilmesini önlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁמִיט

למנוע להיכלל או לשקול או לקבל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'omit'?

The primary meaning of 'omit' is 'prevent from being included or considered or accepted'.

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'omit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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