"hinge on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: hinges on [present, singular, third-person], hinging on [participle, present], hinged on [participle, past], hinged on [past]
Etymology: 1700, hinge (verb) + on. Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: depend on, hinge upon Related terms: hinging on, hinge upon Translations (to depend upon): dépendre (French), depender (Portuguese), зави́сеть (zavísetʹ) [neuter] (Russian), hänga på (Swedish), bero på (Swedish)

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