cheat on
phrasal verb
cheated on; cheating on; cheats on
informal
: to break a promise made to (someone, such as one's wife or husband) by having sex with someone else
He cheated on his wife/girlfriend.
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Carrie was able to forgive Aidan for cheating on And Just Like That…, but the couple did break up shortly after.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
Her memoir My Good Side —which includes revelations about her experience with OCD, her husband Brock Davies cheating on her while pregnant, and her own reflections on past relationships—reveals a woman who’s no longer hiding behind party life or tabloid headlines.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
Comstock was faced with the reality that her husband had been cheating on her with men and may have transmitted HIV.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Remember when news broke in 2015 that Volkswagen had rigged over 11 million diesel cars with secret software to cheat on emissions tests?
—Joe Salas
july 31, New Atlas, 31 July 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025
Her memoir My Good Side —which includes revelations about her experience with OCD, her husband Brock Davies cheating on her while pregnant, and her own reflections on past relationships—reveals a woman who’s no longer hiding behind party life or tabloid headlines.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
Comstock was faced with the reality that her husband had been cheating on her with men and may have transmitted HIV.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Remember when news broke in 2015 that Volkswagen had rigged over 11 million diesel cars with secret software to cheat on emissions tests?
—Joe Salas
july 31, New Atlas, 31 July 2025
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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