How to pronounce “premise”
Say “premise” in 2 beats
premise
/ˈpɹɛmɪs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɛmɪs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹɛpɹɛstress
- mɪsmɪs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɹɛmɪs/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɛmɪs/
- Respelling
- PRE-mis
- Syllables
- 2 — PɹƐ-mɪs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PɹƐ-mɪs. “pɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpɹɛmɪs/
/pɹɛmɪs/
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What “premise” means
- noun
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”
- verb
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
“He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand”
- verb
furnish with a preface or introduction
“She always precedes her lectures with a joke”
Say it in a sentence
“The whole argument rests on one rather shaky premise.”“premise”, answered
How do you pronounce “premise”?
“premise” is pronounced /ˈpɹɛmɪs/ (PRE-mis) in American English and /pɹɛmɪs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pɹɛ”. Build it as PɹƐ-mɪs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “premise” have?
2: pɹɛ · mɪs. The beat lands on the first, “pɹɛ”.
Is “premise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɹɛmɪs/ (PRE-mis); British English says /pɹɛmɪs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “premise” mean?
As a noun: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn For example: “on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “premise”?
Stress the first syllable: PɹƐ-mɪs. “pɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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