cheat
verb (used with object)
to defraud; swindle.
have cheated
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present perfectof cheat.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The video alleging the Patriots may have cheated on field goals.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
No one knows how Mr. Niemann might have cheated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The dieselgate scandal first erupted in September 2015, when German automaker Volkswagen was found to have cheated pollution tests by installing so-called defeat devices to reduce nitrogen oxide readings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Mr Patel says his sons can't find jobs and local middlemen have cheated him out of a federal government welfare payment - but he doesn't blame the prime minister.
From BBC ● May 16, 2024
“You’re saying my best course of action right now is not to have cheated in the past.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
