He cheated on me vs he cheated me

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings. 'He cheated on me' means that he was unfaithful in a romantic relationship. 'He cheated me' means that he deceived or tricked you in some way. They are not interchangeable as they convey different actions.

Last updated: April 08, 2024 • 253 views

He cheated on me

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate infidelity in a romantic relationship.

This phrase is used to express that someone was unfaithful in a romantic relationship. It implies that the person cheated with someone else.

Examples:

I can't believe he cheated on me with my best friend.
She found out he cheated on her with a coworker.

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He cheated on me, and I...
He cheated on me, humiliated me.
He cheated on me with my fat, ugly sister.
He cheated on me in the bathroom with Libby Howard.
He cheated on me and he tried to cheat on you.
Like, he's trying to cheat on Madison in the same way that he cheated on me
He cheated on me during our marriage, and he's still cheating on me, financially.
He cheated on me, and then he lied to me about missing the wedding, and w he's dead.
My husband sank it when he cheated on me.
My Boyfriend That I Hate - He Cheated On Me With My Ex-Stepsister.
But he cheated on me so we're totally over.
But he cheated on me, Ed.
You don't know nothing about how I feel, about whether he cheated on me or not.
Until he cheated on me with my friend Gretchen, who's here with him now.
That was until he cheated on me and his grades took a precipitous drop.
I was intimate with him, he cheated on me with Margaret Henderson and his wife.
"I'm not getting married in four weeks 'cause he cheated on me, and you can, too"?
And he lied, and he cheated on me, yes, but I took his life.
Ma, he cheated on me - more than once!
After 9/11, after all the grief and the big, empty hole in my heart that Jimmy left behind, you know, when he cheated on me and then he died.

Alternatives:

he was unfaithful to me
he betrayed me in our relationship

he cheated me

This phrase is correct but less common. It means that someone deceived or tricked you in some way.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has deceived or tricked you in some way, not necessarily in a romantic context.

Examples:

He cheated me out of my money.
She cheated me by selling me a fake product.

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I already hated him for this other time when he cheated me.
Because the guy from Santos gave me 1 50 to do the film... and then he cheated me, and I was there with my money.
I must get over it because I've seen the truth, I've seen how he cheated me,
He told me he cheated on me.
He cheated on me with my fat, ugly sister.
He cheated on me in the bathroom with Libby Howard.
Because he cheated on me, I ended up in alaska.
My husband sank it when he cheated on me.
Before he cheated on me, that is.
No wonder he cheated on me.
My Boyfriend That I Hate - He Cheated On Me With My Ex-Stepsister.
But he cheated on me so we're totally over.
He cheated on me, and I...
About two weeks ago... when I found out he cheated on me.
He cheated on me every chance he could.
And then he cheated on me, so I left.
Like, once, out of guilt, the day after he cheated on me.
But he cheated on me, Ed.
He tried to tell me he cheated on me.
I broke up with him because he cheated on me.

Alternatives:

he deceived me
he tricked me

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