omitir
verbCEFR B2
What does “omitir” mean in English?
to omit, to leave out
to omit, to leave out (omitir un detalle / omitir que — deliberate exclusion of information in narrative or report)
Example sentences
El informe oficial omitía varios datos cruciales que habrían modificado por completo el análisis de la situación.
The official report omitted several crucial pieces of data that would have completely changed the analysis of the situation.
Le acusaron de haber omitido información relevante durante la investigación, lo que agravó su situación legal.
He was accused of having omitted relevant information during the investigation, which worsened his legal situation.
Puedes omitir los detalles técnicos en la versión para el público general, pero no los resultados principales.
You can omit the technical details in the version for the general public, but not the main results.
How to use it
Omitir means 'to omit' — to leave out information deliberately or negligently in a report, account, or narrative. It is a formal verb used in institutional, legal, and journalistic contexts: omitir un dato, omitir que, omitir información. The sense of deliberate exclusion makes it stronger than no mencionar (not mention — could be accidental). A false cognate trap: English 'omit' is almost always a false cognate because the register and implication match almost perfectly.
Common mistake
Omitir is formal — in everyday speech, 'no mencionar' or 'no decir' are more natural. The institutional use of omitir implies either deliberate suppression or a breach of duty to disclose. Using omitir casually ('omití el azúcar de la receta') sounds stilted — use no puse or me olvidé de instead.