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from whence — Although this phrase has been widely used in previous centuries (even in the King James version of the Bible), it is wordy. Omit from or whence or just say where: Where did that boot come from? … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
omit — (v.) early 15c., from L. omittere lay aside, disregard, let go, from assimilated form of ob (here perhaps intensive) + mittere let go, send (see MISSION (Cf. mission)). Related: Omitted; omitting … Etymology dictionary
omit — I verb abstain from inserting, bypass, cast aside, count out, cut out, delete, discard, dodge, drop, exclude, fail to do, fail to include, fail to insert, fail to mention, leave out, leave undone, let go, let pass, let slip, miss, neglect,… … Law dictionary
omit — 01. We generally [omit] salt if it is in a recipe for something we are making because it s usually not really necessary. 02. The newspaper [omitted] a lot of stuff from my letter when they published it. 03. Too many historical documents relating… … Grammatical examples in English
omit — o|mit [əuˈmıt, ə US ou , ə ] v past tense and past participle omitted present participle omitting [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: omittere] 1.) to not include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget to do it =… … Dictionary of contemporary English
omit — [[t]oʊmɪ̱t[/t]] omits, omitting, omitted 1) VERB If you omit something, you do not include it in an activity or piece or work, deliberately or accidentally. [V n] Omit the salt in this recipe... [V n from n] Our apologies to David Pannick for… … English dictionary
omit */*/ — UK [əʊˈmɪt] / US [oʊˈmɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms omit : present tense I/you/we/they omit he/she/it omits present participle omitting past tense omitted past participle omitted to fail to include someone or something, either deliberately or… … English dictionary
omit — /oʊˈmɪt / (say oh mit), /ə / (say uh ) verb (t) (omitted, omitting) 1. to leave out: to omit passages of a text. 2. to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc.: to omit a greeting. {Middle English omitte(n), from Latin omittere let go,… …
omit — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether, completely, entirely ▪ This scene is usually cut down or omitted altogether. ▪ accidentally, inadvertently ▪ The acknowledgements were inadv … Collocations dictionary
omit — omitter, n. /oh mit /, v.t., omitted, omitting. 1. to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list. 2. to forbear or fail to do, make, use, send, etc.: to omit a greeting. [1400 50; late ME omitten < L omittere to let go,… … Universalium
omit — o|mit [ ou mıt ] verb transitive ** to fail to include someone or something, either deliberately or because you forget: Important details had been omitted from the article. omit to do something FORMAL to fail to do something that would have been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
