premise
To state or assume something as a proposition to an argumentTo state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
Meaning
4 sensesTo 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.
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
Examples
55 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English premise, premisse, from Old French premisse, from Medieval Latin premiFrom Middle English premise, premisse, from Old French premisse, from Medieval Latin premissa (“set before”) (premissa propositio (“the proposition set before”)), feminine past participle of Latin praemittere (“to send or put before”), from prae- (“before”) + mittere (“to send”).
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Forms
premises, premising, premised, premisedSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle