omit - Definitions from Dictionary.com

7 results for: omit

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

o·mit

Audio Help [oh-mit] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object), o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting.

1.	to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.

2.	to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc.: to omit a greeting.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME omitten < L omittere to let go, equiv. to o- o-² + mittere to send

]

—Related forms

o·mit·ter, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
omit

To learn more about omit visit Britannica.com

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

o·mit Audio Help (ō-mĭt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. o·mit·ted, o·mit·ting, o·mits

To fail to include or mention; leave out: omit a word.
1. To pass over; neglect.
2. To desist or fail in doing; forbear.

[Middle English omitten, from Latin omittere : ob-, against, away; see ob- + mittere, to send.]

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
omit

1432, from L. omittere "lay aside, disregard, let go," from ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere "let go, send."

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

omit
verb
1.	prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [syn: exclude] [ant: include]
2.	leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: neglect] [ant: attend to]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
omit1 [əˈmit] verb — past tense, past participle oˈmitted

to leave out
Example: You can omit the last chapter of the book.

Arabic:	يَحْذِف
Chinese (Simplified):	省略
Chinese (Traditional):	省略
Czech:	vypustit, vynechat
Danish:	udelade
Dutch:	weglaten
Estonian:	välja jätma
Finnish:	jättää pois
French:	omettre
German:	weglassen
Greek:	παραλείπω, παρακάμπτω
Hungarian:	kihagy
Icelandic:	sleppa (úr)
Indonesian:	meninggalkan, menghilangkan
Italian:	omettere

Japanese:	省く
Korean:	빠뜨리다
Latvian:	izlaist
Lithuanian:	praleisti, neįtraukti
Norwegian:	utelate
Polish:	pominąć, opuścić
Portuguese (Brazil):	omitir
Portuguese (Portugal):	omitir
Romanian:	a omite
Russian:	пропускать;не включать
Slovak:	vynechať
Slovenian:	izpustiti
Spanish:	omitir, suprimir
Swedish:	utelämna, hoppa över
Turkish:	çıkarmak, atlamak

omit2 [əˈmit] verb

not to do
Example: I omitted to tell him about the meeting.

Arabic:	يُغْفِل، لا يَفْعَل
Chinese (Simplified):	忘记
Chinese (Traditional):	忘記
Czech:	opominout
Danish:	undlade
Dutch:	nalaten
Estonian:	jätma … -mata
Finnish:	jättää tekemättä
French:	omettre, *négliger de
German:	unterlassen
Greek:	αμελώ, παραλείπω να κάνω κτ.
Hungarian:	elmulaszt
Icelandic:	láta ógert, sleppa
Indonesian:	tidak melakukan
Italian:	omettere, tralasciare

Japanese:	しそこなう
Korean:	잊다, 게을리하다
Latvian:	izlaist, atstāt nedarītu
Lithuanian:	pražiūrėti
Norwegian:	unnlate
Polish:	przeoczyć
Portuguese (Brazil):	deixar de
Portuguese (Portugal):	deixar de
Romanian:	a uita (să)
Russian:	упустить; не сделать
Slovak:	zabudnúť
Slovenian:	pozabiti
Spanish:	omitir, dejar de, pasar por alto
Swedish:	underlåta, försumma
Turkish:	yapmamak