n.
1.a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn premise v.
1.set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
2.furnish with a preface or introduction
3.take something as preexisting and given
Idiom of the Day
play the field
to date many different people, to avoid steady dates with the same person
After my sister stopped dating her boyfriend she decided to play the field.