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cheat on

cheat on verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheat, on.

Verb

cheat on (third-person singular simple present cheats on, present participle cheating on, simple past and past participle cheated on)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheat, on.
    • I was disqualified for cheating on my final exam.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) To be unfaithful to, especially in a romantic relationship.
    • Six years of a happy relationship, and then she had the nerve to cheat on me with a barman!

cheat on meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

cheat on in Arabic

be unfaithful to
خَانَ ḵāna

cheat on in Indonesian

be unfaithful to
berselingkuh

Forms of cheat on

third-person singular presentcheats on
present participlecheating on
past participlecheated on
pastcheated on

Questions about cheat on

What does cheat on mean?
Cheat on means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheat, on.
What is cheat on in Arabic?
Cheat on in Arabic is خَانَ (ḵāna). See Cheat on meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cheat on?
Cheat on is a verb.
What is the past tense of cheat on?
The past tense of cheat on is cheated on.

Words near cheat on in the dictionary

  1. cheat fate
  2. cheat grass
  3. cheat grasses
  4. cheat meal
  5. cheat meals
  6. cheat on
  7. cheat out
  8. cheat out of
  9. cheat sheet
  10. cheat sheets
  11. cheat the hangman

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