Pronunciation

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Singular
premise

Plural
premises

  1. (countable) A premise is a set of ideas from which you can put forward an answer or reach conclusion.
    A basic premise of Christianity is to treat other people like you want to be treated.

Plain form
premise

Third-person singular
premises

Past tense
premised

Past participle
premised

Present participle
premising

  1. If you premise, you make an argument based on findings.