{
    "term": "premise",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argument",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **basic premise** of her argument"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The argument rests on a **false premise**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The premise on which they worked was that there would always be enough natural resources to support them."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpremɪs/",
                "audio": "pr/premise/premise__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpremɪs/",
                "audio": "pr/premise/premise__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French premisse, from medieval Latin praemissa (propositio) ‘(proposition) set in front’, from Latin praemittere, from prae ‘before’ + mittere ‘send’."
}