Meaning

2 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cheat, on.

    I was disqualified for cheating on my final exam.

  2. (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive)To be unfaithful to, especially in a romantic relationship.

    Six years of a happy relationship, and then she had the nerve to cheat on me with a barman!

    betrügen

    изменя́тьizmenjátʹ, измени́тьizmenítʹ, обманыватьobmanyvatʹ

    зра́джуватиzrádžuvaty, зра́дитиzrádyty, наставля́ти ро́гиnastavljáty róhy

    be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Examples

475 sentences
  1. He cheated on the biology exam.

    Він списував на екзамені з біології.

    ruОн списывал на экзамене по биологии.

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  2. Tom cheated on the history exam.

    На екзамені з історії Том списував.

    ruТом списывал на экзамене по истории.

    deTom hat beim Geschichtsexamen geschummelt.

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  3. Your boyfriend is cheating on you.

    Твій хлопець тобі зраджує.

    ruТвой парень тебе изменяет.

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  4. Tom cheated on Mary.

    Том зрадив Мері.

    ruТом обманывал Мэри.

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  5. Tom cheated on the geology exam.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
be unfaithful to:
Русский
By meaning 1
be unfaithful to:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
be unfaithful to:

Forms

cheats on, cheating on, cheated on, cheated on
Base formcheat on · to cheat on
3rd person singularcheats on
Present participlecheating on
Past simplecheated on
Past participlecheated on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycheat on
he, she, itcheats on

Past simpleLesson

all personscheated on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cheated on
he, she, ithas cheated on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cheat on

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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