Meaning & Definition of Premise in English

1. 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"

1. Set forth beforehand, often as an explanation

• "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

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"

3. Take something as preexisting and given