cheat

verb, noun/tʃiːt/CEFR B1

ঠকানো, প্রতারণা করা; প্রতারক

Meaning

To act dishonestly to gain something, or a person who does it.

Example sentences

  • The shopkeeper cheated him over the weight.দোকানদার ওজনে তাকে ঠকিয়েছে।
  • Nobody likes a cheat.প্রতারককে কেউ পছন্দ করে না।

A common mistake

He cheated with me.→He cheated me.

Cheat takes the person directly. With makes it sound like you cheated together.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: swindle, defraud

Similar words, and what each means

  • swindle

    প্রতারণা করে অর্থ হাতানো

    To cheat someone in order to get their money.

  • defraud

    প্রতারণা করে ঠকানো

    To cheat someone in order to take their money or property.

Other English words for “ঠকানো, প্রতারণা করা; প্রতারক”

  • deceive

    To make someone believe something that is not true.

  • trick

    A clever act done to deceive or to entertain; or to deceive somebody.

  • con

    A trick to cheat someone out of money, or to cheat them in that way.

  • con-artist

    A person who cheats others by gaining their trust first.

  • impostor

    A person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive people.

  • fraudster

    A person who cheats others to get money.

“cheat” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • News is the one kind of English listening where you can cheat, legally and completely.

    How to Understand English News →

  • Because she can read a prescription, a contract and a mobile screen, she is far harder to cheat.

    Female Education →

  • An honest person does not cheat when the invigilator has left the room, does not give false weight in his shop, and admits a mistake before somebody else finds it.

    Honesty →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “cheat” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • থামা, থামানো; বিরতি, স্থগিতাবস্থা
    • • ঠকানো, প্রতারণা করা; প্রতারক
    • • সাঁই করে শব্দ করা; সাঁ শব্দ
    • • বাঁধা, গিঁট দেওয়া, টাই, নেকটাই
    Show the answer

    ঠকানো, প্রতারণা করা; প্রতারক — cheat (verb, noun) — ঠকানো, প্রতারণা করা; প্রতারক. To act dishonestly to gain something, or a person who does it.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “cheat”?

    • • coordinate
    • • dance
    • • rot
    • • swindle
    Show the answer

    swindle — swindle — প্রতারণা করে অর্থ হাতানো. To cheat someone in order to get their money.

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