Pretermit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disregard intentionally or let pass

leave undone or leave out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪtˈɜːmɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪtˈɜːmɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪtˈɜːmɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪtˈɜːmɪt/.

Examples

How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leave out omit miss drop overlook neglect overleap

Antonyms

attend to

Parts of Speech

verb	disregard intentionally or let pass
verb	leave undone or leave out “How could I miss that typo?”

Word Forms

pretermission	noun	letting pass without notice
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
omissible	adjective	capable of being left out
omissive	adjective	characterized by omissions
omission	noun	neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorzeitig

absichtlich missachten oder passieren lassen

🇫🇷French

prématuré

ignorer intentionnellement ou laisser passer

🇪🇸Spanish

omitir

ignorar intencionalmente o dejar pasar

🇮🇹Italian

pretermine

ignorare intenzionalmente o lasciar passare

🇳🇱Dutch

premature

opzettelijk negeren of laten passeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

prematuro

desconsiderar intencionalmente ou deixar passar

🇷🇺Russian

преждевременный род

намеренно игнорировать или пропустить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपेक्षा करना

जानबूझकर उपेक्षा करें या जाने दें

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்கூட்டியே

வேண்டுமென்றே புறக்கணிக்கவும் அல்லது கடந்து செல்லவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తు

ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా విస్మరించండి లేదా పాస్ చేయనివ్వండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಧಿಪೂರ್ವ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾದುಹೋಗಲು ಬಿಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാസം തികയാതെ

മനഃപൂർവ്വം അവഗണിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കടന്നുപോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

قبل از وقت

جان بوجھ کر نظرانداز کریں یا جانے دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提前期

故意忽视或放过

🇯🇵Japanese

早産児

意図的に無視するか、見逃してしまう

🇰🇷Korean

조산하다

고의로 무시하거나 통과시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sinh non

bỏ qua có chủ ý hoặc bỏ qua

🇹🇭Thai

คลอดก่อนกำหนด

ละเลยโดยเจตนาหรือปล่อยผ่านไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

melalaikan

sengaja diabaikan atau dibiarkan begitu saja

🇵🇭Filipino

pretermi

sadyang balewalain o pabayaan

🇲🇾Malay

preterm

abaikan dengan sengaja atau biarkan berlalu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سابق لأوانه

تجاهل عمدا أو ترك

🇮🇷Persian

زودرس

عمداً نادیده گرفته شود یا بگذرد

🇹🇷Turkish

erken dönem

kasıtlı olarak dikkate almamak veya geçmesine izin vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוקדם

להתעלם בכוונה או לתת לעבור

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

The primary meaning of 'pretermit' is 'disregard intentionally or let pass'.

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Using 'pretermit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pretermit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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