omit
gb/oʊmˈɪt/ us/oʊmˈɪt/
B2
English
~ 8300
Senses
0 senses
Verb
formal
B2
action
1
leave something or someone out
To leave something or someone out and not include it in a list, text, or group.
Usage pattern:
omit [something] (from [something])
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes say *"omit of"* or *"omit about"*. The usual patterns are **omit [something]** or **omit [something] from [something]**. Learners may also confuse **omit** with **emit** (which means "to send out" light, gas, sound, etc.).
Synonyms
leave out (More common and informal; "omit" is more formal and used more in writing.)
Antonyms
include (Means to put something or someone in a list, text, or group, instead of leaving it out.)
Collocations
omit details
|omit information
|omit names
|omit entirely
|omit from the report
|omit by mistake
Themes
communication
|writing
|business
|law
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- The editor decided to omit the final chapter from the book.
- For privacy reasons, they omitted the children's names from the article.
- Several important statistics were omitted from the official report.
- You may omit this section if you have limited space on the form.
- The director's cut restores scenes that were omitted from the original movie.
Learner examples
- Please do not omit your address from the form.
- The teacher omitted my name from the list by mistake.
- You can omit this part of the text if it is too long.
- The newspaper omitted some facts from the story.
- We omitted sugar from the recipe to make it healthier.
Verb
formal
B2
action
2
fail to do something needed
To not do something that you should do or are expected to do, often because you forget or do not think about it.
Usage pattern:
omit to do [something]; omit doing [something]
Common mistake:
Learners may overuse **omit** in everyday speech where **forget to** or **fail to** are more natural (e.g., "I forgot to call you" is more common than "I omitted to call you"). They may also confuse **omit to do** with **avoid doing**, but **omit** usually suggests oversight, not a deliberate decision to not do something.
Synonyms
neglect (Often suggests carelessness or lack of proper attention; "omit" is more neutral and formal, especially in written or legal contexts.)
Antonyms
carry out (Means to perform or do a task as expected, the opposite of failing to do it.)
Collocations
omit to mention
|omit to tell
|omit to do
|omit to consider
|omit to inform
Themes
behavior
|responsibility
|law
|business
|core_vocabulary
|work
Examples
- He omitted to mention that he had already received payment for the work.
- The company omitted to inform customers about the increase in fees.
- I realized I had omitted to sign the last page of the contract.
- The lawyer argued that the government had omitted to consider key evidence.
- She apologized because she had omitted to thank several people who helped her.
Learner examples
- He omitted to tell me about the meeting.
- The manager omitted to call the client back.
- I omitted to check the date on the ticket.
- They omitted to send us the final bill.
- We omitted to consider how long the trip would take.
Grammar
Dictionary form
omit
IPA
GB/oʊmˈɪt/
US/oʊmˈɪt/
Syllables & stress
omit (1 syllable)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: omit
- 3rd Person Singular: omits
- Present Participle: omitting
- Past: omitted
Word family
Forms
omits
verb
omitting
verb
omitted
verb
Core family
omission
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
include
verb A2
Highlights
- Irregular present participle: omitting Verb
- Irregular past: omitted Verb
Expressions
omit from
1/oʊmˈɪt fɹˈʌm/
fixed phrase
formal
leave something out of a set
To leave something out of a list, group, text, or other larger whole.
Examples
- Certain personal details were omitted from the online version of the article.
- His name was accidentally omitted from the guest list.
omit to do [something]
1/oʊmˈɪt tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
fail to do something expected
To not do something that you should do or that people expect you to do, often because you forget or do not think about it.
Examples
- The agency omitted to do the safety checks before launching the product.
- She omitted to do the final review, so several errors remained in the document.