betray

[US]/bɪˈtreɪ/
[UK]/bɪˈtreɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. reveal secret; expose signs of; be disloyal; disclose; expose

Phrases & Collocations

betray oneself

Example Sentences

To betray a friend is a base action.

this group was betrayed by an informer.

betray one's country to the enemy

Don't betray the people's trust in you.

Confusion betrays the guilty.

I conjure you not to betray me.

betrayed Christ to the Romans.

She was betrayed into a snare.

A friend does not betray confidences.

You've betrayed my trust.

I was betrayed into folly.

betrayed their cause; betray one's better nature.

He betrayed nervousness by stammering.

Trust thyself only,and another shall not betray thee.

the men who have betrayed British people's trust.

he could betray his friends for the sake of money.

a voice that betrays his Welsh origins.

Woe betide you if you betray us.

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