premise

Definition of premise in English English dictionary: A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts (in this sense, used most often in the plural form)
trespass on another’s premises.; To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument; Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced; To make a premise; A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition; 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 judgment as a conclusion; Refers to a statement or assertion that forms the basis for an approach or position; A proposition on which an argument is based on or from which a conclusion is drawn; {v} to lay down premises, to preface; The physical location where a utility service is located (for example, where the meter is installed or trash is picked up) See the explanation of Separate Customer Account # and Premise # for more information; The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place. There is a kitchen on the premises The business moved to premises in Brompton Road; take something as preexisting and given set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand; {i} proposition, basic assumption, presupposition, fundamental presumption; 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"; A statement whose truth is used to infer that of others; see argument Also see MacE; {f} assume, hypothesize, theorize, presume, postulate; it is the rule (often time unstated) that governs a thesis and its rationale A premise, thesis, and rationale make up a syllogism Here is an example: premise - all birds have feathers; rationale: (because) the sparrow has feathers; thesis (therefore) the sparrow is a bird; To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise; A proposition that is offered in support of the truth of another proposition (the conclusion) in an argument; Either of the first two propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn; A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete = assumption; A supporting claim in an argument; 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; Matters previously stated or set forth; esp; is used to control the continuity of the piece This is a "What If" statement Premise Driven-the presentation (the "patter, " plot, staging, and technical handling) is developed from a premise; set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"; A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn A starting point of reasoning For example, one might say, in commenting on someone's reasoning, "You seem to be reasoning from the premise that everyone is selfish in everything they do Do you hold this belief?; 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; take something as preexisting and given; a statement in an argument that serves to provide evidence for the truth of a claim; The spelling premiss is also used in British English for meaning 2; the central concept from which a series of jokes or a routine is written; basis; principle; A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts; as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises; furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"; premiss
major premise: In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's major term and middle term
minor premise: In a categorical syllogism, the premise whose terms are the syllogism's minor term and middle term
premises: plural form of premise
premises: The subject of a conveyance or deed
premises: land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place
premises: the place in which a company does business: an office, shop, workshop, factory, warehouse, etc
premises: In an argument, the propositions or reasoning you give for accepting the conclusion of an argument
premises: {n} antecedent matter, houses
premiss: {n} an antecedent proposition or term
To premise: premit
major premise: The premise containing the major term in a syllogism
major premise: the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
minor premise: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
minor premise: The premise in a syllogism containing the minor term, which will form the subject of the conclusion
premised: If a theory or attitude is premised on an idea or belief, that idea or belief has been used as the basis for it. All our activities are premised on the basis of `Quality with Equality'. be premised on/upon sth to be based on a particular idea or belief
premises: land and buildings together considered as a place of business; "bread is baked on the premises
premises: The particular location of property or a portion thereof as designated in a policy
premises: Generally, a piece of land with a building or buildings upon it
premises: land and the buildings on it, or a building or part of a building In the Guide this term is often used as a broad term covering the various types of rental premises, from farms and houses to single condominium and apartment units
premises: land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place of business
premises: Shall mean land or building or part thereof in respect of which separate meter or metering arrangements have been made by the Board/licensee for supply of electricity
premises: A tract of land including its buildings forming the subject of conveyance
premises: - The particular location of property or a portion thereof as designated in a policy
premises: {i} property; site, area; grounds, lands; office or building with the grounds belonging to it
premises: Building including the land immediately surrounding it and belonging to it
premises: Statements offered as reasons to support a conclusion are premises Logicians generally pay more attention to the reasoning, that is, the relationship between premises and conclusion They rely on scientists to determine the accuracy of the premises
premises: The subject property, such as the property which is deeded or the unit that is leased
premises: Telephony term for the space occupied by a customer or authorized/joint user in a building(s) on continuous or contiguous property (except railroad rights of way, etc ) not separated by a public road or highway
premises: The parcel of land, lot or lots, on which the development, improvement, or service is planned (As stated in Section 1-2 of the Rules and Regulations )
premises: the statements contained in an argument, excluding the conclusion
premises: The problems of medieval nomenclature make consistency in the form of names very difficult to achieve The schematic approach to normalization of medieval nomenclature in this database depends on two premises: that the the inputter has competency in medieval materials and his/her judgment is trustworthy; that the goal is to input material with the greatest possible dispatch and with the least possible research/authority-check time Implicitly, we thus expect that end-users of the database will perform multiple searches for a given author, under multiple forms of a name
premises: Location and/or building insured
premises: The particular location of property or a portion thereof as designated in a policy (G)
premises: (Lieux assurés or Locaux assurés) Building, etc including the land immediately surrounding and belonging to it
premises: logic, plural of premise
premises: The particular location of a property or a portion thereof as designated in a policy
premises: The building insured or containing the insured property Depending on policy conditions, it may also include an adjacent area
premises: The words of conveyance in a deed; e g , "do hereby grant and convey "
premises: In commercial real estate, the description of the leasehold and the specific square footage for which the parties enter into a lease
premises: A defined portion of land and the improvements thereon as usually described in a deed, deed of trust, or mortgage
premises: A descriptive term for the land, building or parts thereof involved in a particular transaction
premises: land and buildings together considered as a place of business; "bread is baked on the premises"
premises: A defined portion of land and the improvements thereon as usually described in a deed, deed of trust or mortgage
premiss: alternative spelling of premise
premiss: take something as preexisting and given
premiss: 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"
under the premise: influenced by the supposition

premise

Hyphenation

prem·ise

Turkish pronunciation

premîs

Synonyms

apriorism, assertion, assumption, basis, evidence, ground, posit, postulate, postulation, presumption, presupposition, proof, proposition, supposition, thesis

Antonyms

fact, reality, truth, be factual

Pronunciation

/ˈpreməs/ /ˈprɛmɪs/

Etymology

() From Middle English, from Old French premisse, from Medieval Latin premissa (“set before”) (premissa propositio (“the proposition set before”)), feminine past participle of Latin premittere (“to send or put before”), from pre- (“before”) + mittere (“to send”)