hinge upon

ROGET THESAURUS

hinge upon

Effect

VB be the effect of, be due to, be owing to, originate in, originate from, rise from, arise, take its rise spring from, proceed from, emanate from, come from, grow from, bud from, sprout from, germinate from, issue from, flow from, result from, follow from, derive its origin from, accrue from, come to, come of, come out of, depend upon, hang upon, hinge upon, turn upon, take the consequences, sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.