Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to betray
Participle: betrayed
Gerund: betraying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | betray |
| you | betray |
| he;she;it | betrays |
| we | betray |
| you | betray |
| they | betray |
Perfect
| I | have betrayed |
| you | have betrayed |
| he;she;it | has betrayed |
| we | have betrayed |
| you | have betrayed |
| they | have betrayed |
Past
| I | betrayed |
| you | betrayed |
| he;she;it | betrayed |
| we | betrayed |
| you | betrayed |
| they | betrayed |
Pluperfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | betray |
| you | betray |
| he;she;it | betray |
| we | betray |
| you | betray |
| they | betray |
Perfect
| I | have betrayed |
| you | have betrayed |
| he;she;it | have betrayed |
| we | have betrayed |
| you | have betrayed |
| they | have betrayed |
Imperfect
| I | betrayed |
| you | betrayed |
| he;she;it | betrayed |
| we | betrayed |
| you | betrayed |
| they | betrayed |
Pluperfect
| I | had betrayed |
| you | had betrayed |
| he;she;it | had betrayed |
| we | had betrayed |
| you | had betrayed |
| they | had betrayed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would betray |
| you | would betray |
| he;she;it | would betray |
| we | would betray |
| you | would betray |
| they | would betray |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | betray |
| we | Let's betray |
| you | betray |
Verbs conjugated like 'betray'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'betray'
beray,
betrap,
bewray,
atray,
bebay,
becry,
begay,
belay,
benday,
berry,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- deliver
- capture, restrain, confine, retain
- reveal
- tell, divulge, disclose, exhibit, expose, indicate
- mislead
- delude, deceive, fool, dupe, beguile
Antonyms
- reveal
- conceal, hide, withhold
- mislead
- guide, direct, help, aid
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1275, bitrayen "mislead, deceive, betray," from M.E. be- + O.Fr. traien, from L. tradere "hand over," from trans- "across" + dare "to give" (see date (1)).
2. From Middle English betrayen, bitrayen (“to commit an act of treason against”), equivalent to be- + tray (“to betray”).
3. Middle English bi- is from Old English be- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”), from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“at, near”). Compare also traitor, treason, tradition. The modern sense “to disclose, discover, reveal unintentionally” is due to influence from or merger with English bewray (“to reveal, divulge”), which is similar in sound and meaning. The similarity with German betrügen, Dutch bedriegen, from Proto-West Germanic *bidreugan (“to betray, deceive”), is coincidental.
Sample Sentences
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So spoke this poor, heathenish Kentuckian, who had not been instructed in his constitutional relations, and consequently was betrayed into acting in a sort of Christianized manner, which, if he had been better situated and more enlightened, he would not have been left to do.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] mother is quite discernible. She has the same soft, dark eye, with longer lashes, and her curling hair is of a luxuriant brown. She also is dressed with great neatness, and her white, delicate hands betray very little acquaintance with servile toil. These two are to be sold tomorrow, in the same lot with the St. Clare servants; and the gentleman to whom they belong, and to whom the money for their [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] ’ escape, and the place of their present concealment; — he knew the deadly character of the man he had to deal with, and his despotic power. But he felt strong in God to meet death, rather than betray the helpless.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ He is a large slave-owner, I believe, ” said Madame de Thoux, with a manner which seemed to betray more interest than she was exactly willing to show.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)