HINGE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of HINGE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

hinge on/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ hinge )

if a result hinges on something, it depends on it completely:

His political future hinges on the outcome of this election.

The case against him hinged on Lewis’ evidence.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HINGE — I. ˈhinj noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English heng, heeng, hyng; akin to Middle Dutch henge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
HINGE — (v. i.) To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result or decision …
Английский словарь Webster
HINGE — (n.) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was …
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HINGE — ( v. i. ) To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend chiefly for a result …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HINGE — ( n. ) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HINGE — — hingeless , adj. — hingelike , adj. /hinj/ , n. , v. , hinged, hinging . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HINGE — v. attach with a hinge; depend on, pivot; make dependant on
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HINGE — I. ˈhinj noun Etymology: Middle English heng; akin to Middle Dutch henge hook, Old English hangian to hang Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
HINGE — vt to bend. 2. hinge ·vt to attach by, or furnish with, hinges. 3. hinge ·noun one of the four …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HINGE — [hinge] n [ME heng; akin to MD henge hook, OE hangian to hang] (14c) 1 a: a jointed or flexible …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HINGE — hinge BrE AmE hɪn d ʒ ▷ hinged hɪn d ʒd ▷ hinges ˈhɪn d ʒ ɪz -əz ▷ hinging …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HINGE — / hɪndʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a piece of metal, plastic, etc. on which a door, lid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HINGE — I. hinge 1 /hɪndʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English hencg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HINGE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a movable, usu. metal, joint or mechanism such as that by which a door …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HINGE — n. & v. n. 1 a a movable, usu. metal, joint or mechanism such as that by which a door …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HINGE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a movable, usu. metal, joint or mechanism such as that by which a door …
Oxford English vocab
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HINGE — ( hinges, hinging, hinged) A hinge is a piece of metal, wood, or plastic that is used to join a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HINGE — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She had locked the screen, he knew, to keep the wind from catching it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HINGE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HINGE — noun Hinge is used after these nouns: ↑ door
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HINGE — hinge.ogg 1. hındʒ n 1. 1> шарнир; петля ( дверная ); навеска the door is off its hinges - дверь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HINGE — 1) шарнир || прикреплять шарнирно; опирать шарнирно ( напр. балку ) 2) петля ( напр. дверная ) || навешивать на …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HINGE — 1) шарнир || прикреплять шарнирно; опирать шарнирно (напр. балку) 2) петля (напр. дверная) || навешивать на петли 3) стержень (полоска бумаги или …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
UPON — на dissocaite upon heating — диссоциировать при нагреве let us apply one triangle upon another — наложим один треугольник на другой touch upon …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HINGE — 1) шарнир || шарнирный 2) петля || сажать на петли 3) подвеска || подвешивать 4) немец. шалнер || шалнерный 5) геол. линия перегиба (складки) 6) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPON — с upon my Sam! sl. - честное слово! work upon - влиять (на что-л.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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