to hinge

Examples

• All

• Now everything hinges on how you answer these questions.

  Apollonia Ponti

• And it will all hinge on hitting the right embassy on the right day.

  The Good Lie (2014)

• Both of these cases hinge on the need to communicate with the child.

  Academic text (2014)

• Have you ever thought about how life can hinge on the smallest thing?

  Dead Calm (1989)

• One's answers to these questions hinge on the individual's ideology and political platform.

  Academic text (1990)

• For many adult learners, success may hinge on how well they can advocate for themselves and access social supports.

  Academic text (2013)

• The Oil Reserve Board's success will hinge on how the market responds to it.

  Academic text (2008)

• The survival and continuity of the regime hinge on the ability to reform and make necessary adjustments.

  Academic text (2006)

• The shape of tomorrow's Middle East hinges on what happens next.

  TimeGhost History

• The outcome of the project will hinge on our ability to secure funding.

Synonyms

D

to depend

vsto hinge

∞ 1.1

To be decided by another thing, for example the weather

narrows that idea to a single decisive determining factor

D

to depend on

vsto hinge

819 1.7

Be affected or decided by something

places stronger emphasis on complete determination rather than general influence

R

to ride

vsto hinge

244 5.3

To depend on something for the result

is more literal, stressing total dependence on one factor

D

to depend upon

vsto hinge

67 2.3

To be decided by something such as the weather

focuses more on absolute determination rather than possible variation

H

to hinge on

vsto hinge

37 4.2

Need one thing to happen for another thing to be true

expresses the same complete reliance but as the base verb form

T

to turn on

vsto hinge

20 4.1

To depend on something

is the neutral verb focusing on full determination rather than casual phrasing

H

to hinge upon

vsto hinge

• Formal

2 5.5

To depend completely on something for the result

is the common verb form used without the extra preposition

H

to hang upon

vsto hinge

5.4

Depend on something that decides the result

means the same total dependence but is the basic expression

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hinge on

37 4.2

Need one thing to happen for another thing to be true

H

to hinge upon

• Formal

2 5.5

To depend completely on something for the result

Compounds

B

butt hinge

• Specialized

1 5.6

A metal joint set into the edge of a door and its frame to let the door open

H

hinge joint

• Specialized

1 4.3

A joint that lets a body part move mainly in one direction like a knee or elbow

J

joint hinge

4.4

A metal piece with two long straps that lets a door or lid open and close

T

T hinge

• Specialized

6.8

A metal piece shaped like a T that lets a door or gate swing

T

tee hinge

• Specialized

8.5

A metal T shaped plate that joins a door or gate to its frame and lets it open

S

strap hinge

6.6

A metal joint of two long narrow plates that lets a door or lid turn

How Dependent

to hinge

12 4.3

to depend on

309 1.0

to rest on

58 3.7

to affect

∞ 3.0

to relate

317 2.2

Surface Forms

Etymology