betray
To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trustTo deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
» The man I trusted betrayed me.
Der Mann, dem ich vertraute, hat mich betrogen.
Человек, которому я доверял, меня предал.
Человек, которому я доверял, предал меня.
Людина, якій я вірив, зрадила мене.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
An officer betrayed the city.
He betrayed his own sister to the secret police.
verraten
предава́тьpredavátʹ, преда́тьpredátʹ, выдава́тьvydavátʹ
зра́джуватиzrádžuvaty, зра́дитиzrádyty
deliver to an enemy by treachery
(transitive)To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
to betray a person or a cause
Quresh betrayed Sunil to marry Nuzhat.
im Stich lassen
предава́тьpredavátʹ, преда́тьpredátʹ
зра́джуватиzrádžuvaty, зра́дитиzrádyty
(transitive)To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
verraten
предава́тьpredavátʹ, преда́тьpredátʹ, выдава́тьvydavátʹ
(transitive)To disclose (a secret, etc.) in deliberate violation of someone’s confidence.
verraten
выдава́тьvydavátʹ, вы́датьvýdatʹ
(transitive)To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin.
verraten, von etwas zeugen
выдава́тьvydavátʹ, вы́датьvýdatʹ
reveal unintentionally
(transitive)To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
verleiten, vom rechten Weg abbringen, irreführen
(transitive)To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
verführen, sitzenlassen
Examples
501 sentencesThe man I trusted betrayed me.
Людина, якій я вірив, зрадила мене. — shanghainese
ruЧеловек, которому я доверял, меня предал. — marafon
deDer Mann, dem ich vertraute, hat mich betrogen. — Esperantostern
I can't believe Tom betrayed me.
Не можу повірити, що Том мене зрадив. — deniko
ruПоверить не могу, что Том меня предал. — marafon
Tom was going to betray me.
Том збирався мене зрадити. — deniko
ruТом собирался меня предать. — marafon
A true gentleman never betrays his friends.
Справжній джентльмен ніколи не зраджує своїх друзів. — deniko
deEin echter Gentleman verrät seine Freunde nicht. — MUIRIEL
He betrayed his country.
Він зрадив свою країну. — deniko
ruОн предал свою страну. — katjka
deEr verriet sein Land. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English betrayen, bitrayen (“to commit an act of treason against”), equivalentFrom Middle English betrayen, bitrayen (“to commit an act of treason against”), equivalent to be- + tray (“to betray”).
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Forms
betrays, betraying, betrayed, betrayedSynonyms
40 synonyms- reveal unintentionally:bewray
- deliver to an enemy by treachery:sell
- cause someone to believe an untruth:deceivelead astray
- disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake:fail
- give away information about somebody:denouncetell ongive awayratgrassshopsnitchstag
- be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage:cheat oncheatcuckoldwander
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle