{
    "term": "cheat",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "cheat",
            "heSheIt": "cheats"
        },
        "pastSimple": "cheated",
        "pastParticiple": "cheated",
        "ingForm": "cheating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to trick somebody or make them believe something that is not true",
            "sensetop": "cheat somebody/somethingcheat somebody out of something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.",
                    "contextForm": "cheat somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will crack down on people who try to cheat the system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people **feel cheated** by the election process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He cheated investors out of billions of dollars.",
                    "contextForm": "cheat somebody out of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Customers were cheated by unscrupulous retailers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people felt cheated by the government's refusal to hold another referendum."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, a competition, an exam, etc.",
            "sensetop": "cheat (at something)",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He cheats at cards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you ever cheated in an exam?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you ever cheated on an exam?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're not allowed to look at the answers—**that's cheating**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Anyone caught cheating will be automatically disqualified from the examination."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why would anyone want to lie or cheat?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Games and toys", "Personal qualities"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to have a secret sexual relationship with somebody else",
            "sensetop": "cheat (on somebody)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He’s cheating on his wife."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to survive in a situation where you could have died",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃiːt/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheat__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃiːts/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheats__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃiːtɪd/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃiːt/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheat__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃiːts/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheats__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃiːtɪd/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ch/cheat/cheating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: shortening of escheat (the original sense) ‘land that is given back to the state or the lord if the owner dies without legal heirs’."
}