premise

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (Freq. 1)
- on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
• Syn:
premiss, assumption
• Derivationally related forms:
assume (for: assumption), premiss (for: premiss)
• Hypernyms:
postulate, posit
• Hyponyms:
major premise, major premiss, minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption,
thesis, condition, precondition, stipulation, scenario

II - verb

1. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
- He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
• Hypernyms:
set forth, expound, exposit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. 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
• Syn:
precede, preface, introduce
• Derivationally related forms:
introductory (for: introduce), preface (for: preface)
• Hypernyms:
state, say, tell
• Hyponyms:
preamble, prologize, prologuize, prologise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. take something as preexisting and given
• Syn:
premiss
• Derivationally related forms:
premiss (for: premiss)
• Hypernyms:
presuppose, suppose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  premiss, assumption, precede, preface, introduce