verb
be contingent on
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The outcomes rides on the results of the election
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Your grade will depends on your homework
• Syn: ↑depend on, ↑devolve on, ↑depend upon, ↑ride, ↑turn on, ↑hinge on
• Hyponyms: ↑repose on, ↑rest on, ↑build on, ↑build upon
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
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ˈhinge on ˈhinge u ˌpon [transitive] [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] phrasal verb
to depend on something
A lot hinges on the result of tomorrow’s match.
Thesaurus: to depend on or trust someone or somethingsynonym to be connected with or related to somethingsynonym
Main entry: hinge
Useful english dictionary. 2012.