omit

Everyday

1. To leave something out, on purpose or by mistake. tree →
2. (formal) To fail to do something: «He omitted to tell us.» tree →

In the lessons

In school, instructions say «omit units» or a teacher says you omitted a step in your working. In exams, «omit» means leave out. In maths, omitting a number changes the answer. Phrases: omit a word, omit a step.

Examples

• You omitted the full stop at the end. tree →
• Omit the nuts if you are allergic. tree →
• She omitted one number when she added them up. tree →
• The recipe omits salt. tree →
• Don't omit any steps in your working. tree →
• He omitted to mention that the dog bites. tree →
• In future I shall omit them. tree →

Note

Double t: omitted, omitting. Noun: omission. A formal word; in speech we usually say «leave out». Maths: if a list «omits» an item, do not count it; «omit the largest number» means take it away before working out.

In Jewish tradition

In school, instructions say «omit units» or a teacher says you omitted a step in your working. In exams, «omit» means leave out. In maths, omitting a number changes the answer. Phrases: omit a word, omit a step.

Examples

• This Hebrew version omits the allotment of the remaining six. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• I must not omit to mention two other Hebrew commentaries, one by Judah Halevi, and the other by Ebn Ezra, who lived in the first part of the twelfth century. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Double t: omitted, omitting. Noun: omission. A formal word; in speech we usually say «leave out». Maths: if a list «omits» an item, do not count it; «omit the largest number» means take it away before working out.