Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Hinge"

A: Another way to say it is "It depends on two technical factors".

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A: Hinges are on doors

A: Sorry, I don't understand what hinges are on a phone. Hinges on a door are what allow it to open and close it.

A: "Hinges upon x" means that x is very important. Just like the hinges on a door are important.

A: The door has three hinges.
The hinge is rusty and noisy.

Everything hinges on her answer.
My ability to get this done will hinge on whether or not I have time.

A: Hinge on means, "Depends on. "

"The fate of the world hinges on this decision. "
"My whole career is hinging on whether or not I pass this test. "
"The basket ball championship is hinging on this one shot. "

A: “hinge upon” and “depend on” often have the same meaning.

For example: “The safety of this building hinges upon/depends on the strength of its foundation.”

“hinge upon” is idiomatic. One would use “hinge upon” instead of “depend on” to make the expression sound more serious or important.

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hinge on is very uncommonly used, and if you we’re to use it in a sentence with a Native speaker, they most likely wouldn’t understand. But I’ll try to help anyways :)

Example:
We can eat at a restaurant tonight, but it really depends on how your father feels when he comes home from work.

Or

We can go to church on Sunday, but it depends on if the flooding stops and the roads clear.

Or

It will be up to your father if you can go to the concert.

Or

The success of the celebration does not hinge on the selection of party favors.

Hinge on has different meanings depending on the context it is used. But for the simplest definition, it means: relies on.

A: This 'hinge' (verb) means depend.

It usually means an important central point. (It comes from door hinge.)

A: They are very similar, but hinge would typically refer to a single critical factor, whereas something could depend on multiple factors. The Iranian nuclear talks hinge on the issue of inspections.

A: Is there more context? "The door's hinged" implies there might be more... "The door's hinge" (no d) would be more natural unless there is more to context.

Hinge is the part of the door where it pivots. An American house door has typically 2 or 3 hinges attached to help it open.

A: it means that many things will be effected by the outcome. By the way, the $64,000 question was from a TV game show in the 1950's. If the contestant decided to answer the question and they answered correctly, they received $64,000. If they were wrong, they lost what they won. This was the highest winning amount on the TV show, so whether they win a lot of money or not hinged on their answer to the $64,000 question!

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