jpdb beta

Login or Sign up
ぜんてい
Meanings
Noun
1. condition; assumption; prerequisite; hypothesis
The very premise was wrong.
2. intention; intent; aim; goal
3. premise
Alt. forms
前ぜん提てい
99%
ぜんてい
Pitch accent
ぜ
んてい
Used in: 3
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
precondition; prerequisite
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
minor premise
underlying technology; technical premise; precursor technology
Examples (7 in total)
The premise was overturned.
The very premise was wrong.
The premise is that there is an opponent.
4 more...