cheat
/tʃiːt/verb
उच्चारण चीट
नकल करना, बेईमानी करना
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as one-word substitution
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[I] ~ (at sth)
to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, a competition or an exam
नकल करना, बेईमानी करना
- He was caught cheating in the exam.
- She always cheats at cards.
- Students who cheat in the exam can be punished.
+ 2 more examples
- I never cheat when I play board games with my sister.
- The player was accused of cheating at chess.
Synonyms copy act dishonestly use unfair means
Opposite play fair be honest
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[T] ~ sb (out of sth)
to trick somebody or make them believe something that is not true
धोखा देना, ठगना
- The shopkeeper cheated the old woman out of her change.
- The tailor cheated my uncle by charging him twice for the same cloth.
- The agent cheated the villagers out of their land.
+ 2 more examples
- Online sellers sometimes cheat customers with fake products.
- He felt cheated when the shop refused to replace the broken toy.
Synonyms swindle defraud con trick dupe
Opposite deal fairly with
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[I] ~ (on sb)
to have a secret sexual relationship with somebody who is not your husband, wife or partner
(जीवनसाथी को) धोखा देना
- He had been cheating on his wife.
- Rumours spread that the film star had been cheating on his wife for years.
- The film is about a man who cheats on his wife and loses her trust.
+ 2 more examples
- She found out that her partner had been cheating on her.
- He was ashamed of cheating on his girlfriend.
Synonyms be unfaithful to deceive two-time
Opposite be faithful to
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[C]
a person who cheats
धोखेबाज़, ठग, बेईमान
- Do not trust him; he is a cheat.
- The examiner caught the cheat with notes hidden inside his geometry box.
- The cheat was caught copying from his neighbour's paper.
+ 2 more examples
- Nobody likes a cheat in a game of cricket.
- The shopkeeper turned out to be a cheat who sold fake goods.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cheat + sb + out of + noun
Cheat sb out of sth means to take something from a person by trickery. Use out of before the thing lost.
'Cheat sb out of sth' का अर्थ छल से किसी से कुछ छीनना है; खोई हुई चीज़ से पहले 'out of' आता है।
- The agent cheated the farmers out of their land.
- She was cheated out of her prize.
cheat + sb + (of / out of) / cheat on + sb
Cheat sb means to deceive them; cheat on sb means to be unfaithful in a relationship.
'Cheat sb' का अर्थ धोखा देना है; 'cheat on sb' का अर्थ संबंध में बेवफ़ाई करना है।
- The shopkeeper cheated me by giving less change.
- He cheated on his wife.
cheat in / at an exam or a game
Use in for an exam and at for a game or competition: cheat in the test, cheat at cards.
परीक्षा के लिए 'in' और खेल या प्रतियोगिता के लिए 'at' आता है: cheat in the test, cheat at cards।
- He was caught cheating in the exam.
- They cheated at cards for money.
cheat (noun, person) / cheat (noun, act)
A cheat is a dishonest person. As a noun for the act, cheating is uncountable; say copying, not cheat.
'Cheat' बेईमान व्यक्ति है। कार्य के लिए noun 'cheating' uncountable है।
- He is a cheat who never pays his debts.
- Cheating in exams is punished severely.
+Collocations 4
adverb + cheat
repeatedlyshamelesslyopenlysecretlyoften
- The contractor repeatedly cheated the workers.
cheat + noun
the systemdeathtaxescustomersthe examiner
- Some people cheat the system by giving false addresses.
cheat + in / at
in an examin a testat cardsat chessat the game
- The player was banned for cheating at the tournament.
noun + cheat
taxexamcardbenefitcon
- The tax cheat paid a heavy fine.
“More examples 5
- The student was caught cheating in the board exam.
विद्यार्थी बोर्ड परीक्षा में नकल करते हुए पकड़ा गया।
- The shopkeeper cheated Radhika by selling her a fake watch.
दुकानदार ने राधिका को नकली घड़ी बेचकर ठग लिया।
- The old man was cheated out of his savings by a fraud scheme.
वृद्ध को एक धोखाधड़ी की योजना ने उसकी जमा-पूँजी से ठग लिया।
- The villagers were cheated by a false promise of jobs.
ग्रामवासियों को नौकरी के झूठे वादे से ठगा गया।
- He cheated death twice during the mountain trek.
पर्वतारोहण के दौरान वह दो बार मौत से बाल-बाल बचा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He cheated in me.
✓ He cheated me.
Cheat takes a direct object for the person deceived.
ठगे गए व्यक्ति के लिए 'cheat' के बाद सीधा object आता है।
✗ The boy copied and cheated from the exam.
✓ The boy cheated in the exam.
Use in for an exam; from is wrong.
परीक्षा के लिए 'in' आता है; 'from' गलत है।
✗ The trader cheated me for ten thousand rupees.
✓ The trader cheated me out of ten thousand rupees.
Use out of for the thing lost.
खोई हुई चीज़ के लिए 'out of' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cheat, deceive and trick all involve dishonesty, but they differ in the degree and the form of the dishonesty.
तीनों शब्दों में बेईमानी है, पर उसकी मात्रा और रूप में अंतर है।
To act dishonestly to gain money or an advantage, often by breaking rules.
धन या लाभ पाने के लिए प्रायः नियम तोड़कर बेईमानी करना।
- He cheated in the exam.
To make someone believe something that is not true, not always for gain.
किसी को ऐसी बात पर विश्वास कराना जो सच नहीं है, ज़रूरी नहीं कि लाभ के लिए हो।
- He deceived his parents about his marks.
To fool someone by a clever or playful plan, sometimes without harm.
किसी को चतुर या खेल-भरी योजना से मूर्ख बनाना, कभी-कभी बिना हानि के।
- The child tricked his sister into giving him the sweet.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Cheat at a game, cheat in an exam, cheat sb out of sth, cheat on a partner.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: खेल में 'cheat at', परीक्षा में 'cheat in', 'cheat sb out of sth', साथी को 'cheat on'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Cheaters never prosper.'
कहावत 'Cheaters never prosper'।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who cheats others of money is a swindler or con man; using unfair means in an exam is cheating or malpractice.
दूसरों का पैसा ठगने वाला swindler या con man; परीक्षा में अनुचित साधन cheating या malpractice।