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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Meanwhile, Conrad can't believe that Jeremiah would cheat on Belly in Cabo.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Peter cheated on his first wife with Kiki and is often away for work, leaving her to run their clifftop estate and bird sanctuary with personal assistant Simone (Milly Alcock) by her side.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Mark Braddock, who worked for Todd’s foreclosure management company, Chrisley Asset Management, claimed while testifying in the couple’s fraud trial, Todd cheated on Julie with him and that they were blackmailed to keep it secret.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Peter cheated on his first wife with Kiki and is often away for work, leaving her to run their clifftop estate and bird sanctuary with personal assistant Simone (Milly Alcock) by her side.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Mark Braddock, who worked for Todd’s foreclosure management company, Chrisley Asset Management, claimed while testifying in the couple’s fraud trial, Todd cheated on Julie with him and that they were blackmailed to keep it secret.
—Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Cheat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheat%20on. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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