hinge upon

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hinge upon Meaning of "hinge upon"

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Definition(s):

  • (v) be contingent on

Synonym(s)

depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, ride, turn on

Usage(s):

  1. If your retirement dreams hinge upon a pension plan that's underfunded, that threat is real.
  2. He invented tragic realism: his work was the great hinge upon which art turned, not just toward the Baroque, but toward us.
  3. As Willy Brandt did when Brezhnev visited Bonn, President Nixon will insist that the success of the conference must hinge upon a free flow of ideas and people throughout Europe.
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