premise
IPA: prˈɛmɪs
noun
- A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
- (logic) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
- (usually in the plural, law) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
- (usually in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.
- (authorship) The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a film or other story.
verb
- To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
- To make a premise.
- To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
- To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
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Examples of "premise" in Sentences
- That is the premise of the essay.
- The premise of the section is flawed.
- The premise of the article is verifiable.
- As such the premise of the article falters.
- The premises of this worldview are unsound.
- The premise of the show is mostly the same.
- The entire premise of the sentence is biased.
- The premise of the law is to protect the children.
- This is impermissible by the premises of the system.
- The premises must be at the disposal of the enterprise.