French Conversation · Level 37
74 words
French word
omettre
Pronunciation
IPA/omɛtʁ/
Meaning
- verbleave out
Example
J'omets souvent des détails quand je parle.
I often leave out details when I speak.
More examples
Il est dangereux d'omettre des informations importantes.
It is dangerous to omit important information.
Core concept
An expected action or piece of information is left out, so it never appears or gets done.
Common phrases
omettre des détails
omit details
omettre une information
omit information
omettre de + infinitif
fail to ___
Similar words
oublier: Fail to remember something that needs to be done or included.
passer sous silence: Deliberately keep a topic unmentioned in speech or writing.
négliger: Fail to give something the attention or care it requires.
laisser de côté: Exclude something from consideration or from the work being done.
Definition in French
Ne pas accomplir une action attendue ou, d'une façon plus générale, laisser de côté ou supprimer une information.
Word origin
French omettre comes from Latin omittere, formed with ob- and mittere 'to send', and developed through Old French with the sense of letting something go.
Usage tips
- The pattern omettre de + infinitive commonly means failing to do something, as in omettre de répondre.
Other meanings
- forgetverb
Opposites
- mentionnermentionverb
- inclureincludeverb
Related words
- omissionomissionnoun
- omissibleomissibleadjective