hinge on

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Alternative forms

• hinge upon

Etymology

1700, hinge (verb) + on.

Verb

hinge on (third-person singular simple present hinges on, present participle hinging on, simple past and past participle hinged on)

1. To depend on; to be contingent upon.

   The success of this plan hinges upon his approval.

Synonyms

• depend on

Related terms

• hinging on
• hinge upon

Translations

to depend upon

Bashkir: abl. + тороу (torow) French: dépendre (fr) Portuguese: depender (pt) Russian: зави́сеть (ru) n (zavísetʹ) Swedish: hänga på, bero på