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Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-trey
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈtreɪ

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Définition of betray

Origin :
  • late 13c., bitrayen "mislead, deceive, betray," from be- + obsolete Middle English tray, from Old French traine "betrayal, deception, deceit," from trair (Modern French trahir) "betray, deceive," from Latin tradere "hand over," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Related: Betrayed; betraying.
  • verb be disloyal
  • verb divulge, expose information
Example sentences :
  • He resolved to pretend to be dumb, and he charged Terence not to betray him.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • His answer gave me a little start, but I did not betray myself.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Nay, that foot has no fellow in the wilderness; it will betray her.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • If Heman felt any surprise at her knowledge of his purpose, he did not betray it.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • I warned you how it would be,—your own selfishness will betray and ruin you.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Have I not confided to thee, and dost thou not desert me—nay, perhaps, betray?
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He never remembered to have seen Hamish betray so much emotion.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Moreover, the light might betray her, as Jacob was dogging her steps more than ever.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • She knit her brow for a second—but she did not betray an instant's indecision.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • I did little think that the good Bishop would so betray his friends.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle

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