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 two broke up when the ex-wife cheated on OP with her current husband.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
This can include everything from RHONY’s #Bookgate to rumors that Eddie Judge is gay, to rumors that Angie K’s husband, Shawn Trujillo, is gay, and that every married woman on every single show has cheated on her husband and maybe even did it with a member of 98 Degrees.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead, Billy cheats on her and Gavin keeps doubling down on their scam, which gives the movie’s second half its jittery momentum.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
When you are cheated on, the heartbreak and devastation that come with that.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
This can include everything from RHONY’s #Bookgate to rumors that Eddie Judge is gay, to rumors that Angie K’s husband, Shawn Trujillo, is gay, and that every married woman on every single show has cheated on her husband and maybe even did it with a member of 98 Degrees.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead, Billy cheats on her and Gavin keeps doubling down on their scam, which gives the movie’s second half its jittery momentum.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
When you are cheated on, the heartbreak and devastation that come with that.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cheat on
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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