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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
omit
omit [omit omits omitted omitting] BrE [əˈmɪt] NAmE [əˈmɪt] verb (-tt-)(formal) 1. to not include sth/sb, either deliberately or because you have forgotten it/them Syn: leave out •~ sth/sb If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18. •~ sth/sb from sth People were surprised that Smith was omitted from the team. 2. ~ to do sth to not do or fail to do sth •She omitted to mention that they were staying the night. Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin omittere, from ob- ‘down’ + mittere ‘let go’. Example Bank: •He was controversially omitted from the World Cup side. •Some important details were deliberately omitted from the report. •The acknowledgements were inadvertently omitted from the article. •This fact had been conveniently omitted from his account of events. •This scene is usually cut down or omitted altogether.
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