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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prem•ise /ˈprɛmɪs/USA pronunciation n., v., -ised, -is•ing. n. - premises, [plural] an area of land including its buildings:You'll have to leave the premises at once.
- Law Also, ˈprem•iss. a stated or assumed idea or proposition on which further reasoning proceeds:[countable]I was operating on the premise that I had your support.
v. [~ + object] - Philosophyto state or assume (a premise):Everything is premised on continued low inflation.
See -mis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prem•ise (prem′is),USA pronunciation n., v., -ised, -is•ing. n. - PhilosophyAlso, prem′iss. [Logic.]a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- premises:
- a tract of land including its buildings.
- a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances.
- the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.
- Law
- a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds.
- an earlier statement in a document.
- (in a bill in equity) the statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.
v.t. - to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
- to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
v.i. - to state or assume a premise.
- Medieval Latin praemissa, noun, nominal use of feminine of Latin praemissus past participle of praemittere to send before, equivalent. to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss
- Middle English premiss 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged assumption, postulate.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged postulate, hypothesize.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: premise n /ˈprɛmɪs/- Also: premiss a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument from which a conclusion is drawn
vb /prɪˈmaɪz; ˈprɛmɪs/- (when tr, may take a clause as object) to state or assume (a proposition) as a premise in an argument, theory, etc
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French prémisse, from Medieval Latin praemissa sent on before, from Latin praemittere to dispatch in advance, from prae before + mittere to send |