hinge\ upon

hinge\ upon
• hinge (up)on
v
To depend on as decisive: be decided by.

In a dictatorship, everything hinges on one man.

A tobacco grower's income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks.


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  • hinge upon — v. depend on, be contingent on, be dependent on …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • hinge on — phrasal verb hinge on or hinge upon [transitive] Word forms hinge on : present tense I/you/we/they hinge on he/she/it hinges on present participle hinging on past tense hinged on past participle hinged on hinge on/upon something to depend on… …   English dictionary

  • hinge on — verb to depend on, depend upon, be contingent upon The success of this plan hinges upon his approval. Syn: depend on See Also: hinging on, hinge upon …   Wiktionary

  • hinge on — or[hinge upon] {v.} To depend on as decisive: be decided by. * /In a dictatorship, everything hinges on one man./ * /A tobacco grower s income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hinge on — or[hinge upon] {v.} To depend on as decisive: be decided by. * /In a dictatorship, everything hinges on one man./ * /A tobacco grower s income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Hinge — Hinge, v. i. To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point. I. Taylor [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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