Words / B2

uh-MIT/əˈmɪt/

To omit is to leave out: omit a name, omit to mention (slightly formal). Leave out is everyday; skip is informal; exclude can mean keep out on purpose as a policy. Omission is the noun. In speech, leave out is enough. Do not omit a required field on a form, and do not confuse omit with emit (send out gas or light).

Meaning

To leave out a person, fact, or piece of information, either by accident or on purpose.

Examples

• “Do not omit your student number from the cover sheet.”
• “The minutes omitted the vote count, which caused a complaint.”
• “Candidates who omit their student number lose time at marking.”

Good to know

omit + noun; omit to mention. Everyday: leave out. Noun: omission. Mix-up: emit (send out). Informal: skip.

Near in meaning

leave out

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