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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But in the summer of 2023, Harry went on the Call Her Daddy podcast and seemingly confirmed their split by claiming his last girlfriend cheated on him.
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Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Baywatch rumor was introduced in The Valley Season 2 when Jesse Lally confronted Scheana Shay with a rumor that his girlfriend, Lacy Nicole, was cheating on him with multiple men.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2025
The Fact Checker, who isn’t entirely over an ex-girlfriend who cheated on him with her dissertation advisor — another familiar type — is one such young man.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Four other teachers ended up being suspended for 10 days without pay for cheating on the LETRS course, district officials said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Baywatch rumor was introduced in The Valley Season 2 when Jesse Lally confronted Scheana Shay with a rumor that his girlfriend, Lacy Nicole, was cheating on him with multiple men.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2025
The Fact Checker, who isn’t entirely over an ex-girlfriend who cheated on him with her dissertation advisor — another familiar type — is one such young man.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Four other teachers ended up being suspended for 10 days without pay for cheating on the LETRS course, district officials said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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