betray
gb/bɪtɹˈeɪ/ us/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
B1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 4700
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
action
1
Be disloyal to someone
To hurt someone who trusts you by not being loyal or by helping their enemy.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to betray [someone/something]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'betray' with 'deceive'. 'Betray' usually involves breaking trust, while 'deceive' means to make someone believe something untrue.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
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.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
betray a friend
|betray a trust
|betray one's country
|betray a confidence
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
relationships
|emotions
|conflict
|law
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
action
2
Reveal unintentionally
To show a feeling or fact without meaning to.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to betray [emotion/feature]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may think 'betray' here always means 'to be disloyal', but in this sense it means to accidentally show something hidden.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
reveal (General term for making something known, intentionally or not.)
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give away (Informal; implies exposing something secret or hidden.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
conceal (Means to hide something so it is not seen or known.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
betray nervousness
|betray ignorance
|betray one's feelings
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Her trembling hands betrayed her fear.
- His voice betrayed his nervousness during the interview.
- The look on his face betrayed his disappointment.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Her eyes betrayed her sadness.
- His smile betrayed his true feelings.
- The shaking of his hands betrayed his fear.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
betray
IPA
GB/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
US/bɪtɹˈeɪ/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
be - tray (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tray)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Verb
- Base: betray
- 3rd Person Singular: betrays
- Present Participle: betraying
- Past: betrayed
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
betrays
verb
betraying
verb
betrayed
verb
Core family
betrayal
noun B2
Related words
betrayer
noun
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
betray a confidence
1/bɪtɹˈeɪ ə kˈɑnfədəns/
fixed phrase
Reveal private information
To tell someone a secret that was told to you in private.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He betrayed my trust when he lied about the money.
- You should never betray a child's trust.