omettre — meaning in English

English meaning

• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
• omit verb To leave something out or exclude it.

Senses

omettre is used for these senses in English:

• elide To leave out or omit (something).
• fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
• omit (transitive) To leave out or exclude.

fail — full definition

1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

omit — full definition

1. verb To leave something out or exclude it.
2. verb To fail to do something that should have been done.

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