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 beady-eyed doctor, with an unnervingly calm energy, wonders if Clay should also cheat on Kaya and then asks if the young businessman has ever heard of Dutchman.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
Common themes include falling into space, losing teeth, feeling paralyzed in a threatening situation, enduring a natural disaster, or being ripped off or cheated on.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
The internet is currently obsessed with a video that begins with a man named Montoya sinking to his knees while watching a live feed of his girlfriend, Anita, cheating on him with somebody else.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Arguably the team with the deepest rivalry, Beth and Jonna's issues stemmed from All Stars 3 when Beth alleged that Jonna cheated on her husband with her All Stars 2 partner MJ Garrett (both Jonna and MJ immediately denied that an affair of any kindhappened).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
Common themes include falling into space, losing teeth, feeling paralyzed in a threatening situation, enduring a natural disaster, or being ripped off or cheated on.
—Stacey Colino, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
The internet is currently obsessed with a video that begins with a man named Montoya sinking to his knees while watching a live feed of his girlfriend, Anita, cheating on him with somebody else.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Arguably the team with the deepest rivalry, Beth and Jonna's issues stemmed from All Stars 3 when Beth alleged that Jonna cheated on her husband with her All Stars 2 partner MJ Garrett (both Jonna and MJ immediately denied that an affair of any kindhappened).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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