to cheat
- verb
- /tʃit/
- NSFW
- Do you have a history of cheating or being cheated on?
- cheat on one's partner
- cheat on one's wife
- cheat on one's husband
He took me around that woman when he was cheating on my mother with her.
- He took me around that woman when he was cheating on my mother with her.
- He told me said hey man, my ex cheated with her ex-boyfriend.
- But when a woman cheats, men just are done.
- And then cheats on her again, cheats on her again.
- Oh, your dad cheated for years and I stuck around?
- It was the episode where he thinks his his ex-wife is cheating on him with Jason Alexander.
- Did you know he cheated before or before other women?
Examples
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Which is why men and women cheat on each other, I suppose.
Fiction book (1992) -
For the first time ever, women admitted cheating almost as much as men.
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What if I, what if I I cheat in my marriage?
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And the truth is, a lot of people cheat, a lot of people cheat.
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Do all men cheat on girls?
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Did you know that most men cheat when their wives are pregnant?
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And if that hurts, then think about it next time you want to cheat on somebody.
Fiction book (2000) -
- She thinks her husband cheated on her.
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Long ago, back when they were hardly more than children, my mother cheated on my father.
Fiction book (1997) -
I don't want to cheat on you because our relationship means a lot to me.
Synonyms
To have sex with someone who is not your partner
Have sex with someone who is not your partner
To have sex with someone who is not your husband or wife
To have sex with someone who is not your husband or wife
Having a secret romantic or sexual relationship with someone else while you have a partner
To have sex with many people without a steady partner
Having sex with many different people without a steady partner
To have sex with someone outside your relationship
To have sex with someone else while you have a partner
To cheat on your husband
A man who has casual sexual or romantic relationships with many women without wanting a serious relationship
Not faithful to a partner by having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else
To have sex with many different people in a short time
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
A series of buttons or commands that give an unfair advantage in a video game
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cheat used for being unfaithful comes from the same idea of 'deceive' — someone hides their actions and breaks trust with their partner. So to cheat on someone is to be dishonest and betray that relationship.