C1verbformallanguageacademic
US/oʊˈmɪt/
UK/əʊˈmɪt/
to leave something out, either by accident or on purpose
In context
The author omitted several important facts from her report.
If you omit the salt, the soup will taste quite plain.
He was omitted from the team because of a knee injury.
Words that go with omit
verb + noun
- omit a detailPlease do not omit any detail from your statement.
- omit the wordYou can omit the word "that" in this sentence.
verb + preposition
- omit fromHer name was omitted from the list.
adverb + verb
- accidentally omitI accidentally omitted one step in the instructions.
- deliberately omitThe editor deliberately omitted the last paragraph.