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piggybackpiggyback2 verb [intransitive] informal VERB TABLEpiggyback |
Present | I, you, we, they | piggyback | | he, she, it | piggybacks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | piggybacked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have piggybacked | | he, she, it | has piggybacked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had piggybacked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will piggyback | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have piggybacked |
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Present | I | am piggybacking | | he, she, it | is piggybacking | | you, we, they | are piggybacking | Past | I, he, she, it | was piggybacking | | you, we, they | were piggybacking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been piggybacking | | he, she, it | has been piggybacking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been piggybacking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be piggybacking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been piggybacking |
1to use something that is bigger, better, or more successful in order to help another product or project succeedpiggyback on/onto videos that piggyback onto the success of proven TV programs2to use someone else’s wi-fi connection to the Internet, without their knowledge or permissionpiggyback on/onto How can I prevent other people from piggybacking onto my connection?—piggybacking noun [uncountable] |