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- Dictionarypremise
noun
- 1. a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion: "if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true"
verb
- 1. base an argument, theory, or undertaking on: "the reforms were premised on our findings"
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PREMISE definition: 1. an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based: 2. to base a theory, argument, etc…. Learn more.
The meaning of PREMISE is a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference; specifically : either of the first two propositions of a syllogism from which the conclusion is drawn.
Premise definition: a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.. See examples of PREMISE used in a sentence.
PREMISE meaning: 1. an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based: 2. to base a theory, argument, etc…. Learn more.
the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization: The company is relocating to new premises. There is no smoking allowed anywhere on school premises. The ice cream is made on the premises (= in the building where it is sold).
A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea. [formal] The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete. The programme started from the premise that men and women are on equal terms in this society.
A premise is what forms the basis of a theory or a plot. When you called 911 on the guy in your back yard, it was on the premise that he was a thief and not the meter-reader. In logic, the premise is the basic statement upon whose truth an argument is based.
a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument. the basic premise of her argument. The argument rests on a false premise. His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.
1. A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. 2. Logic. a. One of the propositions in a deductive argument. b. Either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn. 3. premises. a. Land, the buildings on it, or both the land and the buildings on it. b.
noun. Also prem iss.Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion. Synonyms: postulate, assumption. premises, a tract of land including its buildings. a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances. the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest. Law.
