cheat
To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situationTo violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
» The student was punished for cheating.
Студентів покарали за списування.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term.
schwindeln, schummeln, überlisten
моше́нничатьmošénničatʹ, смоше́нничатьsmošénničatʹ, мухлева́тьmuxlevátʹ
шахраюва́тиšaxrajuváty, махлюва́тиmaxljuváty, дури́тиdurýty
(intransitive)To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.
My husband cheated on me with his secretary.
After he found out his wife cheated, he left her.
die Ehe brechen, betrügen, fremdgehen
изменя́тьizmenjátʹ, измени́тьizmenítʹ, гуля́тьguljátʹ
(transitive)To avoid a seemingly inevitable thing.
He cheated death when his car collided with a moving train.
I feel as if I've cheated fate.
austricksen
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ, обману́тьobmanútʹ
(transitive)To deceive; to fool; to trick.
My ex-wife cheated me out of $40,000.
He cheated his way into office.
betrügen
(informal, intransitive)To disregard self-imposed restrictions or commitments in favour of resting or indulging oneself.
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- deprive somebody of something by deceit
- engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
- be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Examples
959 sentencesThe student was punished for cheating.
Студентів покарали за списування. — deniko
He cheated on the biology exam.
Він списував на екзамені з біології. — ChickenKiev
ruОн списывал на экзамене по биологии. — shanghainese
Tom cheated on the history exam.
На екзамені з історії Том списував. — deniko
ruТом списывал на экзамене по истории. — marafon
deTom hat beim Geschichtsexamen geschummelt. — dannylow
Tom won the match by cheating.
Том виграв матч за допомогою шахрайства. — deniko
I think that Tom is cheating.
Мені здається, Том списує. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
Verb from Middle English achetan, variant of escheten, from Old French escheat, past partiVerb from Middle English achetan, variant of escheten, from Old French escheat, past participle of escheoir, escheoiter, from Late Latin *excadēre (“fall away, fall out”), from (Latin) ex- + cadere (“fall”). Displaced native Old English beswīcan.
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Forms
cheats, cheating, cheated, cheatedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- cheated on the
- was caught cheating
- caught cheating
- caught cheating on
- cheating on a
- being being cheated
- trying to cheat
- got caught cheating
- cheated on his
- had cheated on
- is cheating on
- felt cheated