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# betray

«betray» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to hurt them by being disloyal, for example by telling…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (betray, betrays, betrayed, betraying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To betray someone is to hurt them by being disloyal, for example by telling their secret, breaking a promise or helping their enemy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#m1)

2) To betray your country is to help its enemies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#m2)

3) To betray a feeling is to show it without meaning to: «Her shaking hands betrayed her fear.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#m3)

4) A thing that is hidden can be betrayed when it is revealed by accident, so that others can see the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and history, betrayal is a big theme: a friend tells the villain where the hero is hiding (Judas, Edmund in Narnia). In friendships, betraying a trust (sharing a secret, laughing behind someone's back) hurts. But safety lessons say: telling a trusted adult about a bad secret or danger is NOT betraying a friend. Phrases: «betray a secret», «betray someone's trust», «feel betrayed».

### examples

- 'Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive. (Prophets ISA.16.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x1)
- He betrayed his friend by telling everyone her secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x2)
- I felt betrayed when she broke her promise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x3)
- Edmund betrayed his brother and sisters to the witch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x4)
- The spy betrayed his country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x5)
- Her red face betrayed her embarrassment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x6)
- Don't betray the trust people give you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x7)
- His voice betrayed how nervous he was. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x8)
- Telling an adult about a dangerous secret is not betraying anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x9)
- A false tale often betrays itself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/#x10)

### note

Past: betrayed (keep the y). Noun: betrayal; person: traitor. Good secrets (a surprise party) are kept; bad secrets (someone is hurting you) should be told to an adult.

### In the corpora

- [He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.793/)
- [Private messages were meant for one person, and spreading them betrays trust.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/202-rumours-and-gossip/15/)
- [A new friend doesn't betray an old one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/463-the-best-friend-who-moves-away/13/)
- [Making a new friend does not betray an old one; you can have both.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/463-the-best-friend-who-moves-away/30/)
- [After a secret is betrayed, trust takes a long time to come back; forgiving is not the same as forgetting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/476-the-secret-that-got-told/30/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «betray» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betray/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.