Collocations for "premise"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "premise" in context.
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premise
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the premise of the [movie, book]
- the [movie's] premise
- the premise behind the [movie]
- is the [central, basic, underlying, main] premise of the [movie]
- a [simple, complicated, entertaining] premise
- the premise seems [interesting, fascinating, a bit boring]
- yes, that's the basic premise
- what's the premise?
- [outline, describe, explain] the (basic) premise (of)
- his [reasoning, decision] was based on the premise that
- a false premise
- no [parking, smoking] on the premises
- the [company, school, hospital] premises
- give a tour of the premises
- show visitors around the premises
- you'll have to leave the premises
- was [forced, thrown] out of the premises
- premised on [research, the results, the findings, an idea]
- [change, reform, production] was premised on [research]
- [changes, reforms] were premised on [research]
- premise [his argument, the changes]
- premise your [argument] on [an idea, lies, values]
- premise the [idea, notion] (that)
'premise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):