Omitted

oʊˈmɪtɪd

verb (past tense/past participle)medium📊CommonGeneral
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Definitions

1

To leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or unintentionally.

oʊˈmɪtɪd

verb (past tense/past participle)neutralmedium
General

Left out or excluded, usually intentionally

The editor omitted a paragraph from the manuscript.

💡 Simply: Imagine you're making a cake, and you *omit* the sugar. It means you don't put it in! You've left it out.

👶 For kids: Leaving something out on purpose.

More Examples

2

She omitted the introduction from her presentation.

3

Several steps were omitted from the instructions.

How It's Used

Legal

"The defendant's name was omitted from the official record."

Writing

"He omitted several important details from his report."

Synonyms & Antonyms

From Latin *omittō* (“I let go, neglect”), from *ob* (“in front of, toward, against”) + *mittō* (“I send, let go”).

The word has been used since the early 16th century, originally in the sense of 'to let go' or 'to fail to take notice of'.

Memory tip

Think of an *omit* card: you're removing something, leaving it out.

Word Origin

LanguageLatin
Original meaning

"to let go, to neglect"

omit detailsomit informationdeliberately omitaccidentally omit

Common misspellings

omitteddomitteded

Usage

40%Spoken
60%Written