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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On July 19, Phypers claimed in an interview with TMZ that Richards cheated on him with another man at the beginning of the year.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Two weeks before your graduation ceremony, a student from the School of Business is discovered cheating on an exam.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Ella exhibits signs of people-pleasing behaviour in both her work and personal life after watching her father repeatedly cheat on her mother.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 19 Dec. 2025
The latter, a song about confronting the woman her husband is cheating on her with, is a pivotal album track, one that’s gotten plenty of people pondering over Madeline’s true identity.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Two weeks before your graduation ceremony, a student from the School of Business is discovered cheating on an exam.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Ella exhibits signs of people-pleasing behaviour in both her work and personal life after watching her father repeatedly cheat on her mother.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 19 Dec. 2025
The latter, a song about confronting the woman her husband is cheating on her with, is a pivotal album track, one that’s gotten plenty of people pondering over Madeline’s true identity.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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