Remiss meaning in English
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Definition
remiss: careless, heedless, lax, neglectful
It was remiss of you not to reply to my email. My boss also agrees it was very careless of you not to write back.
to be remiss: to be careless, to be heedless, to be lax, to be neglectful
Examples
- "I would be remiss if I did not mention that this company retreat will include team-building exercises led by an expert from the FunFactory Consulting Squadron."
Exercise 1
Polly writes, "I would be remiss if I did not mention..."
Another way to express this:
Another way to express this:
Polly writes, "I would be remiss if I did not mention..."
Another way to express this:
Another way to express this:
Polly's expression "I would be remiss if..." does not express that she has "forgotten" to say something, but rather that it would be silly if she didn't say something.
"I would be remiss if..." is a common, formal way of expressing that it would be a mistake not to mention something. Polly is expressing that she would be "negligent" or "silly" if she didn't mention that the weekend retreat will include team building exercises. Polly is indicating that the trip will not be just a vacation, but there will be planned events taking place during the weekend.
Polly's expression "I would be remiss if..." does not express that she has an obligation to say something, but rather that it would be silly if she didn't say something.
Polly's expression "I would be remiss if..." does not express that she has "just remembered" to say something, but rather that it would be silly if she didn't say something.
Exercise 2
Polly writes, "I would be remiss if I did not mention...".
Another way to express this:
Another way to express this:
Polly writes, "I would be remiss if I did not mention...".
Another way to express this:
Another way to express this:
Polly's expression "I would be remiss if..." does not express that she has "forgotten" to say something, but rather that it would be silly if she didn't say something.
"I would be remiss if..." is a common, formal way of expressing that it would be a mistake not to mention something. Polly is expressing that she would be "negligent" or "silly" if she didn't mention that the weekend retreat will include team building exercises. Polly is indicating that the trip will not be just a vacation, but there will be planned events taking place during the weekend.
Polly's expression "I would be remiss if..." does not express that she has an obligation to say something, but rather that it would be silly if she didn't say something.
Polly's expression "I would be remiss if..." does not express that she has "just remembered" to say something, but rather that it would be silly if she didn't say something.
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