Definition

1. Verb:
   • To omit: To leave out or exclude something, either intentionally or accidentally, from a list, process, or collection.
   • To miss out: To fail to include or notice something, resulting in its absence.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đã bỏ sót một dòng quan trọng trong báo cáo. (He missed out an important line in the report.)
  • Kiểm tra lại danh sách để không bỏ sót tên ai. (Check the list again so as not to omit anyone's name.)
  • Máy quét có thể bỏ sót một số chi tiết nhỏ. (The scanner might miss out some small details.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb is often used in formal or procedural contexts to describe errors of exclusion in documentation, inspection, or data processing.
• It can be used with abstract concepts, such as forgetting a step in a process: (to omit a step).

Variants and Related Words

• Sơ suất (n): Negligence, oversight. This noun refers to the state or act of being careless, which can lead to omitting things.
• Bỏ quên (v): To forget, to leave behind. This emphasizes accidentally leaving something out, often a physical object or a task.

Synonyms

• Omit: To leave out or exclude.
• Overlook: To fail to notice or consider.
• Skip: To pass over or omit intentionally.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Bỏ sót lỗi: To overlook a mistake.
  • Giám khảo đã bỏ sót lỗi chính tả trong bài thi. (The examiner overlooked the spelling mistake in the test.)
• Không bỏ sót: To leave nothing out; to be thorough.
  • Hãy đảm bảo kiểm tra không bỏ sót một khu vực nào. (Ensure the inspection leaves no area out.)

1. Omit, miss out
   • Bỏ sót một dòng
     To miss out a line