How to pronounce “premises”
Say “premises” in 3 beats
premises
/ˈpɹɛməsəz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɛmɪsɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- prempɹɛstress
- ismə
- essəz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɹɛməsəz/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɛmɪsɪz/
- Respelling
- PRE-muh-suhz
- Syllables
- 3 — PREM-is-es
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PREM-is-es. “prem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈpɹɛməsəz/
/pɹɛmɪsɪz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “premises” means
- noun
land and the buildings on it
“bread is baked on the premises”
- 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”
Say it in a sentence
“The premises include a yard and two small stables.”“premises”, answered
How do you pronounce “premises”?
“premises” is pronounced /ˈpɹɛməsəz/ (PRE-muh-suhz) in American English and /pɹɛmɪsɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “prem”. Build it as PREM-is-es, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “premises” have?
3: prem · is · es. The beat lands on the first, “prem”.
Is “premises” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɹɛməsəz/ (PRE-muh-suhz); British English says /pɹɛmɪsɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “premises” mean?
As a noun: land and the buildings on it For example: “bread is baked on the premises” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “premises”?
Stress the first syllable: PREM-is-es. “prem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “premises” and see every sound
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