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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesomettre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /o.mɛtʁ/
"Il a décidé d'omettre les détails superflus de son rapport."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To pass over, omit, or disregard intentionally; to fail to mention or do something.
"The committee chose to pretermit certain minor infractions in the interest of reaching a swift consensus." - 2
To suspend or temporarily interrupt an activity or obligation.
"Due to the impending holiday, the council decided to pretermit its weekly sessions."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb praetermittere, composed of praeter (beyond, past) and mittere (to send, let go). Entering the English language in the 16th century, the term originally retained its literal sense of letting something pass by or omitting it from consideration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pretermit" is said worldwide
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omettre
Transliteration: /o.mɛtʁ/
"Il a décidé d'omettre les détails superflus de son rapport."
übergehen
Transliteration: /yːbɐˈɡeːən/
"Der Redner neigte dazu, die unbequemen Fragen zu übergehen."
omettere
Transliteration: /oˈmet.te.re/
"È meglio non omettere alcun dettaglio importante nel contratto."
omitir
Transliteration: /o.miˈtiɾ/
"El profesor decidió omitir esa sección compleja del examen."
omitir
Transliteration: /o.miˈtiɾ/
"Ela preferiu omitir os comentários negativos sobre o projeto."
छोड़ देना
Transliteration: chhod dena
"उसने इस विषय को अपनी रिपोर्ट में छोड़ देना ही बेहतर समझा।"
忽略
Transliteration: hūlüè
"我们在分析时不能忽略这些潜在的风险。"
간과하다
Transliteration: ganguhada
"우리는 이 작은 세부 사항을 간과해서는 안 됩니다."
看過する
Transliteration: kangoka suru
"委員会はその小さなミスを看過することに決めた。"
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