Grammar fix
omit
formally leave out
To leave out a piece of information, part of a document, or someone from a list.
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inMostly written
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The final report omitted several details about the cost of the project.
At work I write a lot of reports, and my manager always says it's better to omit a detail than to include something you haven't checked.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The report omited several important facts.
Say: The report omitted several important facts.
Double the 't' in 'omitted' and 'omitting'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Not include something
How formalConversationalFormal
miss outEspecially British: fail to include a detail or section.leave outFail or choose not to include something.
omitYou're here · More formal: leave information out of an account or document.