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premiseprem‧ise /ˈpremɪs/ ●●○ W3 noun   premiseOrigin: 1300-1400 French prémisse, from Medieval Latin praemissa, from Latin praemittere ‘to place ahead’ - American justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty.
- I believe his whole argument is based on a false premise.
- But so far, the first two episodes have been bogged down with setting up the premise and too many location scenes.
- The basic premise is that they think they know better than anyone else.
- The first premise is that humans are wanting animals whose needs depend on what they already have.
- The important thing is the premise, the theoretical first step.
- The Prime Minister I agree with the premise underlying my hon. Friend's question.
- The underlying premise of the global market ideology is that every country will earn most of its income from exports.
- This section too starts with a premise, which is that individual pupils are active participants in their own education.
an idea or set of ideas that explains something► theory an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something, especially in science: · This theory helps to explain how animals communicate with each other.theory that: · It's my theory that the murderer knew his victim quite well.· There's a theory that Kennedy was killed by the CIA.theory about: · There have been a lot of theories about the meaning of dreams.somebody's theory of something: · Darwin's Theory of Evolution· Einstein's theory of relativityeconomic/political etc theory: · Atkin taught political theory at Hunter College. ► hypothesis plural hypotheses formal an idea that is based on very few facts and that you cannot be sure is right: · Various hypotheses are possible regarding the nature and structure of the world.· The results of our experiment confirmed this hypothesis. ► premise a statement or idea that you accept as being true and use as a base for developing other ideas: · American justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty.· I believe his whole argument is based on a false premise. ► idea a way of explaining something about life, society, etc: · Ideas and customs used to be passed on intact down the generations.· Do you agree generally with Marx's ideas?idea about: · medieval ideas about the origins of the universeidea that: · How old is the idea that there is life after death?idea of: · Ideas of how society should function have changed dramatically in the last 200 years. ► notion a way of explaining something about life, society, etc, that people often think is a little stupid or old-fashioned: · Many widely-held notions about crime have come from the cinema, magazines, or novels.notion of: · Modern society does not always correspond to classical notions of democracy.a vague/absurd/fanciful etc notion: · Humans still hold on to the absurd notion that we are the only intelligent beings in the Universe. ► concept someone's idea of how something is done, or how it should be done: · She thinks that marriage is an old-fashioned concept.concept of: · What's your concept of an ideal society? ADJECTIVE► basic· The basic premise is that they think they know better than anyone else.· This basic premise also dictated Edward's policy elsewhere.· The basic premise of this approach is so startlingly simple that it is rather difficult to explain how damaging it actually is.· The basic premise of spiritual direction is that in order to grow we need each other.· Assertiveness Training Assertiveness skills start from a basic premise - that we all have certain rights. ► central· Freire's central premise is that education is not neutral.· After all, this has been a central premise of this chapter. ► false· Fortunately, it is based on a false premise. VERB► accept· Though I was in no danger of accepting his premise, the effect of his tirade was impressive.· I have come to accept Joe AliTs premise that not a single species is unaffected by the rot taking place. ► based· The model of the post-heroic leader that we discussed earlier is certainly based upon the premise that individuals will respond to encouragement.· Shamanism is based on the premise that neither 227 human beings nor nature itself hold the ultimate power in the universe.· Process or expectancy theories of motivation are based on the premise that people are motivated by the expected outcomes of their actions.· The present research is based on the premise that family style of emotional expression is a key factor in this respect.· His entire professional career had been based on that premise.· This ongoing professional development is based on the fundamental premise that solutions and strategies lie in teachers' own expertise and experience.· Fortunately, it is based on a false premise.· Art-marketing is based on this premise. ► start· He starts with the premise that, in many activities, safety is impossible.· I started with a premise that was open to finding a little, a bit more or some very bad stuff.· This section too starts with a premise, which is that individual pupils are active participants in their own education.· Statement C starts from the same premise, but is an even more explicit version of a teleology of the oppressed.· Worse, C3 tends to start from the premise that original convictions were correct. ► premises- A religious group rents the premises on weekends.
1 premises [plural] the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses:  Schools may earn extra money by renting out their premises. business premisesoff the premises The manager escorted him off the premises.on the premises The wonderful desserts are made on the premises.2[countable] (also premiss British English) a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas: The idea that there is life on other planets is the central premise of the novel.premise that the premise that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty |