Past tense of cheat
regular verb
The past tense of cheat is cheated. The past participle is also cheated.
Forms of cheat
| Base form (V1) | cheat /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cheated /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cheated /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪd/ |
| Present participle | cheating /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | cheats /t͡ʃiːts/ |
Cheated in a sentence
- My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.
- My husband cheated on me with his secretary.
- He's been unfairly labeled as a cheat, although he's only ever cheated once.From the entry label
- He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.From the entry directly
- Nancy and Sheila got into a catfight when Nancy's boyfriend cheated on her with Sheila.From the entry catfight
Meaning of cheat
- verb To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
- verb To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.
- verb To avoid a seemingly inevitable thing.
Questions about the past tense of cheat
- What is the past tense of cheat?
- The past tense of cheat is cheated.
- What is the past participle of cheat?
- The past participle of cheat is cheated.
- Is cheat a regular or irregular verb?
- Cheat is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cheat (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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