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pinning one's hopes on

pinning one's hopes on is the present participle and gerund of pin one's hopes on.

Meaning of pin one's hopes on

Verb

pin one's hopes on (third-person singular simple present pins one's hopes on, present participle pinning one's hopes on, simple past and past participle pinned one's hopes on)

  1. To place all one's trust or hope in (someone or something).
    • Wade is pinning Fox's next hopes for talent-show success on Alter Ego, which sees contestants perform as avatars to a panel of judges including Grimes, Alanis Morrisette and TV singing competition stalwart will.i.am.2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How talent shows became TV's most bizarre programmes”, in BBC

Questions about pinning one's hopes on

What is pinning one's hopes on the present participle and gerund of?
Pinning one's hopes on is the present participle and gerund of pin one's hopes on.

Words near pinning one's hopes on in the dictionary

  1. pinning back
  2. pinning back one's ears
  3. pinning down
  4. pinning on
  5. pinning one's ears back
  6. pinning one's hopes on
  7. pinning the meter
  8. pinning up
  9. pinnings
  10. pinniped
  11. pinnipede

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