The difference between Contain and Omit

When used as verbs, contain means to hold inside, whereas omit means to leave out or exclude.

check bellow for the other definitions of Contain and Omit

  1. Contain as a verb (transitive):

    To hold inside.

  2. Contain as a verb (transitive):

    To include as a part.

  3. Contain as a verb (transitive):

    To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

    Examples:

    "I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!"

  4. Contain as a verb (mathematics, of a [[set]] etc., transitive):

    To have as an element or subset.

    Examples:

    "A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements."

    "If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning."

  5. Contain as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

  1. Omit as a verb (transitive):

    To leave out or exclude.

  2. Omit as a verb (transitive):

    To fail to perform.

  3. Omit as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To neglect or take no notice of.

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