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they deceived us vs they deceived to us

The correct phrase is "they deceived us." The preposition "to" should not be used after the verb "deceived" in this context.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 702 views

they deceived us

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has misled or tricked a group of people.

Examples:

  • They deceived us into believing their false promises.
  • I can't believe they deceived us like that.
  • The con artists deceived us with their elaborate scheme.
  • She felt betrayed when she realized they had deceived us all.
  • It was a shock to discover they had deceived us for so long.
  • Jeremy deceived Vanessa and Vanessa deceived us.
  • The omens deceived us, Steinar.
  • Look, Rebecca deceived us all.
  • But you deceived us all about your relationship with the human girl.
  • She already deceived us by investigating the case without reporting it.
  • Now, we have established this child willfully deceived us.
  • I almost thought that woman had deceived us.
  • That's why the demon deceived us into believing the girl was a witch.
  • We let you into our family, and you've deceived us.
  • With your height and your girth you deceived us.
  • "I hope, at least, he has not deceived us".
  • "They took my money, they deceived me", I'd tell you.
  • They deceived the good people, and little by little by little, they took away what they owned, until they got everything.
  • If you had not deceived yourself...
  • You deceived me like you deceived them.
  • We have seen before how people have been deceived - deceived over referendums and deceived over democracy.
  • I let myself be deceived... deceived by a weakling.
  • And village elder is plotting... he [Klamm] is deceived and you, too, are being deceived.
  • It's bad enough that you deceived the court, but you deceived me.
  • Your father has deceived you, as he deceived me.

they deceived to us

This phrase is incorrect in English. The preposition "to" should not be used after the verb "deceived" in this context.

  • "They took my money, they deceived me", I'd tell you.
  • They deceived the good people, and little by little by little, they took away what they owned, until they got everything.
  • Jeremy deceived Vanessa and Vanessa deceived us.
  • But your situation as a single woman that has deceived to save its child depriving it of father
  • If you had not deceived yourself...
  • You deceived me like you deceived them.
  • We have seen before how people have been deceived - deceived over referendums and deceived over democracy.
  • I let myself be deceived... deceived by a weakling.
  • And village elder is plotting... he [Klamm] is deceived and you, too, are being deceived.
  • It's bad enough that you deceived the court, but you deceived me.
  • Your father has deceived you, as he deceived me.
  • Young lawyer starting his career, deceived by a forged document don't look well.
  • Time for blood of the deceived.
  • I definitely won't be deceived again.
  • She was the one who got deceived so easily.
  • Time for blood of the deceived.
  • The omens deceived us, Steinar.
  • Somehow she hid her thoughts from us, deceived our readings.
  • We can allow ourselves to be deceived by false realities...
  • You deceived her first, so it sounds fair.

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