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Definitions of cheat on words

phrasal verb cheat on If someone cheats on their husband, wife, or partner, they have a sexual relationship with another person. 3
phrasal verb cheat on If someone cheats on something such as an agreement or their taxes, they do not do what they should do under a set of rules. 3
verb with object cheat on to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance. 1
verb with object cheat on to deceive; influence by fraud: He cheated us into believing him a hero. 1
verb with object cheat on to elude; deprive of something expected: He cheated the law by suicide. 1
verb without object cheat on to practice fraud or deceit: She cheats without regrets. 1

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English chet (noun) (aphetic for achet, variant of eschet escheat); cheten to escheat, derivative of chet (noun)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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