betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
אנגלית
~ 4700
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
B1
action
1
Be disloyal to someone
To hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal or by helping their enemy.
תבנית שימוש:
to betray [someone/something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
מילים נרדפות
deceive (Implies misleading someone, but not always involving disloyalty to a trust.)
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double-cross (Informal; stresses cheating someone after pretending to be loyal.)
הפכים
support (Means to help or stand by someone, the opposite of acting against them.)
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stand by (Means to remain loyal to someone in difficulty.)
צירופים
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
נושאים
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- She betrayed her best friend by sharing his secret.
- The spy betrayed his country for money.
- I can't believe you would betray me after all we've been through.
- He felt betrayed when she sided with his rival.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He betrayed his friend to the police.
- She betrayed me when she told my secret.
- The soldier betrayed his country.
- I will never betray you.
פועל
B2
action
2
Reveal unintentionally
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
תבנית שימוש:
to betray [emotion/feature]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
מילים נרדפות
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
הפכים
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
צירופים
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
נושאים
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
- His voice betrayed his nervousness during the interview.
- The look on his face betrayed his disappointment.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Her eyes betrayed her sadness.
- His smile betrayed his true feelings.
- The shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
הברות והטעמה
be - tray (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
משפחת מילים
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
ביטויים
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
דוגמאות
- She betrayed a confidence by telling the press about their conversation.
- I would never betray a confidence, no matter what.
betray someone's trust
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz tɹˈʌst/
fixed phrase
Break someone's confidence
To do something that makes someone stop trusting you.
דוגמאות
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.