Premise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

set forth beforehand, often as an explanation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɛmɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɛmɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɛmɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛmɪs/.

Examples

on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
She always precedes her lectures with a joke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

introduce preface assumption premiss precede

Parts of Speech

noun	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn “on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play”
verb	set forth beforehand, often as an explanation “He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand”
verb	furnish with a preface or introduction “She always precedes her lectures with a joke”
verb	take something as preexisting and given

Word Forms

premise	verb	take something as preexisting and given
premiss	verb	take something as preexisting and given
assume	verb	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
preface	noun	a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
introductory	adjective	serving as an introduction or preface
premise	noun	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
premiss	noun	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prämisse

eine Aussage, die als wahr angenommen wird und aus der eine Schlussfolgerung gezogen werden kann

🇫🇷French

prémisse

une déclaration qui est supposée vraie et dont une conclusion peut être tirée

🇪🇸Spanish

premisa

una afirmación que se supone verdadera y de la cual se puede sacar una conclusión

🇮🇹Italian

premessa

un'affermazione che si presume vera e da cui si può trarre una conclusione

🇳🇱Dutch

stelling

een uitspraak waarvan wordt aangenomen dat deze waar is en waaruit een conclusie kan worden getrokken

🇵🇹Portuguese

premissa

uma afirmação que se presume ser verdadeira e da qual se pode tirar uma conclusão

🇷🇺Russian

помещение

утверждение, которое считается истинным и из которого можно сделать вывод

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधार

एक कथन जिसे सत्य माना जाता है और जिससे कोई निष्कर्ष निकाला जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিত্তি

একটি বিবৃতি যা সত্য বলে ধরে নেওয়া হয় এবং যা থেকে একটি উপসংহার টানা যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

வளாகம்

உண்மை என்று கருதப்படும் ஒரு அறிக்கை மற்றும் அதிலிருந்து ஒரு முடிவை எடுக்க முடியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవరణ

ఒక ప్రకటన నిజం అని భావించబడుతుంది మరియు దాని నుండి ఒక తీర్మానం చేయవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

आधार

एक विधान जे सत्य असल्याचे गृहीत धरले जाते आणि ज्यातून निष्कर्ष काढला जाऊ शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

આધાર

એક નિવેદન કે જે સાચું માનવામાં આવે છે અને જેમાંથી કોઈ નિષ્કર્ષ કાઢી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವರಣ

ಒಂದು ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯು ನಿಜವೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಇದರಿಂದ ತೀರ್ಮಾನವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിസരം

സത്യമെന്ന് അനുമാനിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു പ്രസ്താവന, അതിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു നിഗമനത്തിലെത്താൻ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਧਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਜੋ ਸੱਚ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਟਾ ਕੱਢਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنیاد

ایک بیان جس کو درست سمجھا جاتا ہے اور جس سے کوئی نتیجہ اخذ کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前提

假设为真实并可从中得出结论的陈述

🇯🇵Japanese

前提

真実であると想定され、そこから結論を導き出すことができる記述

🇰🇷Korean

전제

사실이라고 가정하고 결론을 도출할 수 있는 진술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền đề

một tuyên bố được cho là đúng và từ đó có thể rút ra kết luận

🇹🇭Thai

สถานที่ตั้ง

ข้อความที่สันนิษฐานว่าเป็นความจริงและสามารถสรุปได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

premis

suatu pernyataan yang dianggap benar dan dari situ dapat diambil suatu kesimpulan

🇲🇾Malay

premis

pernyataan yang diandaikan benar dan daripadanya boleh dibuat kesimpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرضية

بيان يفترض أنه صحيح ويمكن استخلاص استنتاج منه

🇮🇷Persian

مقدمه

گزاره ای که درست فرض می شود و می توان از آن نتیجه گرفت

🇹🇷Turkish

öncül

doğru olduğu varsayılan ve bundan bir sonuç çıkarılabilen bir ifade

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַנָחַת יְסוֹד

אמירה שמניחים שהיא נכונה וממנה ניתן להסיק מסקנה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'premise'?

The primary meaning of 'premise' is 'a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'premise' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'premise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'premise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'premise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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