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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The scheme is further complicated because Tom Buchanan is cheating on Daisy.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Four teachers at Stillwater Area High School have been suspended for 10 days without pay for allegedly cheating on a training course required for all elementary and special-education staff who teach literacy.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
However, director Rupert Sanders was notably absent after he had been caught cheating on his wife with Stewart.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
As Nancy, a mother, wife, and high-school home-ec teacher, Kidman opts for a childlike naïveté, approaching her character’s suspicions that her husband is cheating on her with a Nancy Drew–esque girl-detective enthusiasm.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Four teachers at Stillwater Area High School have been suspended for 10 days without pay for allegedly cheating on a training course required for all elementary and special-education staff who teach literacy.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
However, director Rupert Sanders was notably absent after he had been caught cheating on his wife with Stewart.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
As Nancy, a mother, wife, and high-school home-ec teacher, Kidman opts for a childlike naïveté, approaching her character’s suspicions that her husband is cheating on her with a Nancy Drew–esque girl-detective enthusiasm.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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