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Verb: hinge upon  hin-ju'pón
  1. Be contingent on
    "Your grade will hinge upon your homework";
    - depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on

Derived forms: hinges upon, hinging upon, hinged upon

Type of: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take