betray

be·tray

B0217300 (bĭ-trā′)tr.v. be·trayed, be·tray·ing, be·trays 1. a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.b. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: "City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab).2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse.3. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.4. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.5. To lead astray; deceive: "She felt somewhat like a woman who in a moment of passion is betrayed into an act of infidelity" (Kate Chopin).

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[Middle English bitraien : bi-, be- + traien, to betray (from Old French trair, from Latin trādere, to hand over; see tradition).]

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be·tray′al n.be·tray′er n.

betray

(bɪˈtreɪ) vb (tr) 1. to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to: to betray one's country. 2. to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc) treacherously to an enemy3. to disclose (a secret, confidence, etc) treacherously4. to break (a promise) or be disloyal to (a person's trust)5. to disappoint the expectations of; fail: his tired legs betrayed him. 6. to show signs of; indicate: if one taps china, the sound betrays any faults. 7. to reveal unintentionally: his grin betrayed his satisfaction. 8. betray oneself to reveal one's true character, intentions, etc9. to lead astray; deceive10. euphemistic to seduce and then forsake (a woman)[C13: from be- + trayen from Old French trair, from Latin trādere] beˈtrayal n beˈtrayer n

be•tray

(bɪˈtreɪ)

v.t. 1. to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery. 2. to be unfaithful in guarding or fulfilling: to betray a trust. 3. to be disloyal to: to betray one's friends. 4. to reveal in violation of confidence: to betray a secret. 5. to exhibit; disclose: a remark that betrays indifference. 6. to lead astray; deceive. 7. to seduce and desert. [1200–50; Middle English bitraien=bi- be- + traien to betray < Old French trair < Latin trādere; see traitor] be•tray′al, n. be•tray′er, n.

betray

Past participle: betrayed
Gerund: betraying

Imperative
betray
betray

Present
I betray
you betray
he/she/it betrays
we betray
you betray
they betray

Preterite
I betrayed
you betrayed
he/she/it betrayed
we betrayed
you betrayed
they betrayed

Present Continuous
I am betraying
you are betraying
he/she/it is betraying
we are betraying
you are betraying
they are betraying

Present Perfect
I have betrayed
you have betrayed
he/she/it has betrayed
we have betrayed
you have betrayed
they have betrayed

Past Continuous
I was betraying
you were betraying
he/she/it was betraying
we were betraying
you were betraying
they were betraying

Past Perfect
I had betrayed
you had betrayed
he/she/it had betrayed
we had betrayed
you had betrayed
they had betrayed

Future
I will betray
you will betray
he/she/it will betray
we will betray
you will betray
they will betray

Future Perfect
I will have betrayed
you will have betrayed
he/she/it will have betrayed
we will have betrayed
you will have betrayed
they will have betrayed

Future Continuous
I will be betraying
you will be betraying
he/she/it will be betraying
we will be betraying
you will be betraying
they will be betraying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been betraying
you have been betraying
he/she/it has been betraying
we have been betraying
you have been betraying
they have been betraying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been betraying
you will have been betraying
he/she/it will have been betraying
we will have been betraying
you will have been betraying
they will have been betraying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been betraying
you had been betraying
he/she/it had been betraying
we had been betraying
you had been betraying
they had been betraying

Conditional
I would betray
you would betray
he/she/it would betray
we would betray
you would betray
they would betray

Past Conditional
I would have betrayed
you would have betrayed
he/she/it would have betrayed
we would have betrayed
you would have betrayed
they would have betrayed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	betray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"bewraydisclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
	2.	betray - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"sellsell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"double cross - betray by double-dealingcozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
	3.	betray - disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"faildisappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
	4.	betray - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"cheat on, cuckold, wander, cheatcozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest withtwo-time - carry on a romantic relationship with two people at the same timeplay around, fool around - commit adultery; "he plays around a lot"
	5.	betray - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"shit, tell on, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, grass, ratinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"sell out - give information that compromises others
	6.	betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"deceive, lead astraymisinform, mislead - give false or misleading information topersonate, pose, impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, bamboozle, hoodwink, snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

betray

verb1. be disloyal to, break with, grass on (Brit. slang), double-cross (informal), stab in the back, be unfaithful to, sell down the river (informal), grass up (slang), shop (slang, chiefly Brit.), put the finger on (informal), inform on or against He might be seen as having betrayed his mother.2. give away, tell, show, reveal, expose, disclose, uncover, manifest, divulge, blurt out, unmask, lay bare, tell on, let slip, evince She studied his face, but it betrayed nothing.Quotations
"To betray, you must first belong" [Kim Philby]

betray

verb1. To be treacherous to:double-cross.Slang: rat (on), sell out.Idiom: sell down the river .2. To disclose in a breach of confidence:blab, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil.Informal: spill.Archaic: discover.Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all.3. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation:beguile, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick.Informal: bamboozle, have.Slang: four-flush.Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride.

Translations

背叛暴露泄露

betray

(biˈtrei) verb1. to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one). He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy). 背叛 背叛2. to give away (a secret etc). Never betray a confidence! 洩露 泄露3. to show (signs of). Her pale face betrayed her fear. 暴露 暴露beˈtrayal noun 背叛 背叛beˈtrayer noun 叛徒 背叛者

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