Piggybacked Meaning in English

word · lemma: piggyback

US

ˈpɪɡiˌbækt

PIG-ee-bakt

UK

pˈɪɡɪbˌækt

PIG-ee-bakt

التعريف

Carried on the back and shoulders of another person, like a child riding on someone’s back. It can also mean to use or build upon something that already exists to achieve something new.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal. 'Piggybacked' can describe physical carrying, but is also used metaphorically, especially in technology, business, or ideas. Common collocation: 'piggybacked on'. Not to be confused with 'hitchhike' or 'ride'.

• Spanish: llevar a caballito - aprovechar (algo existente)
• Portuguese (BR): pegar carona - aproveitar (algo existente)
• Portuguese (PT): andar às cavalitas - aproveitar (algo existente)
• Chinese (Simplified): 搭便车 - 利用（现有的事物）
• Chinese (Traditional): 搭便車 - 利用（現有的事物）
• Hindi: कंधे पर बैठाना - मौक़े का लाभ उठाना
• Arabic: حمل على الظهر - الاستفادة من (شيء موجود)
• Bengali: কাঁধে চাপিয়ে নেওয়া - ভিত্তি হিসাবে ব্যবহার করা (রূপকভাবে)
• Russian: нести на спине - использовать в качестве основы (переносно)
• Japanese: おんぶする - 便乗する
• Vietnamese: cõng trên lưng - tận dụng (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: 업다 - 편승하다
• Turkish: sırtta taşımak - üzerine eklenmek (mecazi)
• Urdu: پیٹھ پر اٹھانا - فائدہ اٹھانا (مجازاً)
• Indonesian: menggendong di punggung - memanfaatkan (kiasan)

جمل نموذجية

The little girl piggybacked on her father's back.

basic

The new system piggybacked on the old network.

basic

My brother piggybacked me when I got tired.

basic

Their campaign piggybacked on last year’s success.

natural

The app piggybacked features from its competitor.

natural

She just piggybacked on my idea in the meeting.

natural