cheat
verb (used with object)
to defraud; swindle.
has been cheating
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present perfect progressiveof cheat (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"When you get that kind of disparity in the marks, it's clear the student has been cheating," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
In a succession of brutal revelations just as she is questioning her happiness, Ann learns she is pregnant, that her boyfriend has been cheating on her and that her beloved grandmother has died.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Dear Amy: My husband of 34 years has been cheating on me for years.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023
For years, Disney has been cheating the writers and artists of tie-in products — novelizations and graphic novels based on some of its most important franchises — of the royalties they’re due for their works.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2022
It is possible that the person unmentioned, whom we may call Number Three, has been cheating us throughout, but that is a matter of no consequence.'
From The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Robert Barr
