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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

omit

/oʊˈmɪt/

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What does omit mean?

verb

  1. To leave out or exclude.
  2. To fail to perform.
  3. To delete or remove; to strike.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. (rare) To neglect or take no notice of.

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IPA pronunciation

/oʊˈmɪt/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/əˈmɪt/
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The reason is that to omit it is to deprive him of one important element in the full appreciation of mature literature.
Sara Cone BryantHow to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to TellProject Gutenberg ebook #474
The duke, at the same time, did not omit to treat, in his own name, with foreign states for men and money.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
More book examples (3)
When business pressed, he rather chose to encroach on his hours of meals and rest than omit any part of his work.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
I cannot persuade myself to omit a dramatic entertainment, at which several of the gentlemen belonging to the Resolution attended one evening.
Andrew KippisNarrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening PeriodsProject Gutenberg ebook #7777
Éponine and Azelma had taken care not to omit this, and each of them had set one of her shoes on the hearth.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135