premise
/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/ verb C2- 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.
He/she/it premises · Past premised · Past participle premised · -ing form premising
Verb forms
- Base form
- premise
- He/she/it
- premises
- Past
- premised
- Past participle
- premised
- -ing form
- premising
From the library
That is our premise.
This story shall draw a conclusion from it, and show at the same time that the premise is incorrect.
Their fundamental premise asserts that while a complete lack of options induces misery, an endless proliferation generates profound, inescapable anxiety.
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