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Meaning of 'omit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Omit [ v. t.]
- To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.
- To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.

Meaning of 'omit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . omit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- leave undone or leave out
Example in sentence:
  • How could I miss that typo?;
  • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
Meaning (2):
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
Example in sentence:
  • Leave off the top piece;
  • The bad results were excluded from the report

Nearby Words:

omiletical ominate omination ominous omissible omission omissive omittance omitted omitter

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