omit

«omit» in Mova's school dictionary: To leave something out, on purpose or by mistake — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (omit, omits, omitted, omitting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To leave something out, on purpose or by mistake. tree →

2) (formal) To fail to do something: «He omitted to tell us.» tree →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «omit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.