betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
Inglese
~ 4700
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Verbo
B1
action
1
Be disloyal to someone
To hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal or by helping their enemy.
Schema d'uso:
to betray [someone/something]
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
Sinonimi
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.)
Contrari
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.)
Collocazioni
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
Temi
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Verbo
B2
action
2
Reveal unintentionally
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
Schema d'uso:
to betray [emotion/feature]
Errore comune:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
Sinonimi
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
Contrari
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
Collocazioni
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
Temi
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- Her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
- His voice betrayed his nervousness during the interview.
- The look on his face betrayed his disappointment.
Esempi per chi studia
- Her eyes betrayed her sadness.
- His smile betrayed his true feelings.
- The shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.
Grammatica
Forma base
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
Sillabe e accento
be - tray (2 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
Famiglia di parole
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
Espressioni
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.