omitting

omitting is the present participle and gerund of omit.

Meaning of omit

omit (third-person singular simple present omits, present participle omitting, simple past and past participle omitted)

(transitive) To leave out or exclude.

Synonyms:

leave off
(intransitive) To fail to perform.
- She climbed out of the car and carefully omitted to lock it. She never left anything of value in it, and she found that it was to her advantage if people didn’t have to break anything in order to find that out.1988, Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, William Heinemann Ltd, page 136
(transitive) To delete or remove; to strike.
- In the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, omit sections 146(4) and 147(3) (homosexual acts as grounds for dismissal from the crew of merchant ships).2017, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Act 2017, section 1
(rare, transitive) To neglect or take no notice of.

Synonyms:

disregard, ignore, pass, turn a blind eye

omitting (plural omittings)

An act of omission.
- Other parts of the ceremony have their unpleasantnesses; for there is great difficulty in admittings and omittings of guests to the festivities.1811, The Literary Panorama, and National Register, volume 9, page 871

plural	omittings

What does omitting mean?: Omitting means an act of omission.
What is omitting the present participle and gerund of?: Omitting is the present participle and gerund of omit.
What part of speech is omitting?: Omitting is a noun.
What is the plural of omitting?: The plural of omitting is omittings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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