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Meaning of 'premise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Premise [ n.]
- A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
- Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
- Matters previously stated or set forth; esp., 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.
- A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.
- To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
- To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings.
2 . Premise [ v. i.]
- To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise.

Meaning of 'premise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . premise [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Example in sentence:
  • on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play
2 . premise [ v]
Meaning (2):
- furnish with a preface or introduction
Example in sentence:
  • He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution;
  • She always precedes her lectures with a joke
Meaning (3):
- set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
Example in sentence:
  • He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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    Management process of systematically and continuously checking to determine whether premises upon which the strategy is based are still valid .

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