Premise - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- take something as preexisting and given (syn: premiss)
Extra examples
They were asked to leave the premises.
The company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses.
The premises were searched by the police.
He disagreed with her premise.
...let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning...
The ice-cream is made on the premises.
The policy is premised on the expectation that the public will be willing to accept it.
The idea that there is life on other planets is the central premise of the novel.
He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
...the central premise of the comedy is that organized crime and moviemaking are pretty much connate activities...
Word forms
singular: premise
plural: premises
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