Double-cross - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 double-cross From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdouble-crossˌdouble-ˈcross verb [transitive]    CHEATto cheat someone, especially after you have agreed to do something dishonest with them —double cross noun [countable] —double-crosser noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdouble-cross• Harry and Danny double-crossed the gang and escaped with all the money.From Longman Business Dictionarydouble-crossˌdouble-ˈcross verb [transitive] to cheat someone who you are involved in an illegal or dishonest activity withHe was living in fear of drug traffickers he had double-crossed.→ See Verb table Quizzes Quizzes

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See all topics Word of the day meet somebody halfway to do some of the things that someone wants, in order to reach an agreement with them Verb tabledouble-cross

Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they	double-cross
he, she, it	double-crosses
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	double-crossed
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have double-crossed
he, she, it	has double-crossed
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had double-crossed
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will double-cross
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have double-crossed
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Continuous Form
Present
I	am double-crossing
he, she, it	is double-crossing
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you, we, they	are double-crossing
Past
I, he, she, it	was double-crossing
you, we, they	were double-crossing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they	have been double-crossing
he, she, it	has been double-crossing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been double-crossing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be double-crossing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been double-crossing
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