Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin praemittō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /preˈmet.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: pre‧mét‧te‧re

Verb

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preméttere (first-person singular present premétto, first-person singular past historic premìsi, past participle premésso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to give (as an introduction), to preface
    Synonyms: preporre, anteporre, anticipare, preavvertire, avvertire
    premise al romanzo un'introduzione
    he prefaced the novel with an introduction
    desidero premettere alcune considerazioni generali
    I would like to start off with some general considerations

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • premettere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • premettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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