betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
इंग्रजी
~ 4700
अर्थ
० अर्थ
क्रियापद
B1
action
1
Be disloyal to someone
To hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal or by helping their enemy.
वापर नमुना:
to betray [someone/something]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
समानार्थी शब्द
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.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
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.)
सहप्रयोग
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
विषय
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- 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.
क्रियापद
B2
action
2
Reveal unintentionally
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
वापर नमुना:
to betray [emotion/feature]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
समानार्थी शब्द
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
सहप्रयोग
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
विषय
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- Her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
- His voice betrayed his nervousness during the interview.
- The look on his face betrayed his disappointment.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- Her eyes betrayed her sadness.
- His smile betrayed his true feelings.
- The shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
be - tray (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
शब्दरूपे
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
वाक्प्रचार
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.